Three people were wounded Monday, including a toddler, as a result of a barrage of some 50 rockets fired at northern Israel by Hezbollah, and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said there had been “certain progress” toward a ceasefire in Lebanon.

A 27-year-old woman was moderately injured and a 35-year-old man and a one-year-old girl were in good condition after they were hit by shrapnel following a rocket impact in the northern Arab town of Bi’ina. All three were taken by paramedics to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.

According to the IDF, some 50 rockets were fired at the Galilee in the attack, some of which were intercepted by air defenses, while several rockets struck the Karmiel area and nearby towns.

Hezbollah took responsibility for the barrage, claiming to have targeted “a training base for the Paratroopers Brigade in the Karmiel settlement.”

A short time later, the IDF said a drone launched from Lebanon was intercepted by air defenses over the northern kibbutz of Malkia. Earlier an apparent drone from Lebanon crashed in an open area near the Western Galilee town of Liman, sparking a small brush fire.

Other towns and communities in the north were also targeted with rocket fire throughout the day.

The attacks came as the IDF continued its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, which aims to allow some 60,000 northern residents to return safely to their homes after being displaced by near-daily attacks since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror onslaught.

Sa’ar told reporters in Jerusalem that there has been some movement toward a potential Lebanon ceasefire.

“There is certain progress,” Saar said in response to a question about a possible ceasefire. “We are working with the Americans on the issue,” he added.

“We will agree to it if we know, first of all, that Hezbollah is not on our border, is north of the Litani river, and that Hezbollah will not be able to arm itself again with new weapons systems,” he said.

At the same time, Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif said that the terror group had not received any official ceasefire proposal.

Asked about ceasefire prospects, Afif said that since the election of Donald Trump last week to the United States presidency, there were “contacts between Washington, Moscow, Tehran and other capitals.”

“I believe that we are still in the phase of testing the waters and presenting initial ideas and proactive discussions, but so far there is nothing actual yet,” he added.

But he said, “according to my information nothing official has reached Hezbollah or the Lebanese state.”

The Ynet news site reported on Monday that Israel and Lebanon had exchanged drafts through US envoy Amos Hochstein, signaling progress in efforts to reach a final agreement.

Citing anonymous US officials, the report added that Hochstein was confident that the two sides would be able to reach a deal.

The outlet also reported that Trump has informed the Biden administration that he expects to see progress in efforts to reach a ceasefire. In October, ahead of the November 5 presidential elections, Trump pledged to end the “suffering and destruction in Lebanon.”

US officials have said they will make a final push to reach deals in the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza, although it is unclear how much leverage they have over Israel and other regional actors now gearing up for the incoming administration.

Army Radio reported that Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer secretly visited Russia last week, apparently as part of Israel’s efforts to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Russia is a major player in Syria, and its cooperation in a diplomatic arrangement to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could be an important part of a deal that keeps the Iran-backed group from rearming.

Hezbollah began firing rockets, missiles and drones into Israel the day after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza ignited the war there. The conflict escalated greatly this past September when Israel, after 11 months of Hezbollah cross-border fire, carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and most of his top commanders.

Israel aims to push Hezbollah away from the border so that tens of thousands of Israelis evacuated from their homes in northern Israel can safely return.