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Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley village of Mashghara, killed 11 people (including a child) and injured 15, as Israel hit Hezbollah infrastructure and vowed to intensify operations amid a fragile ceasefire that has repeatedly been violated.
Israeli and Hezbollah clashed near Lebanon’s Litani River on May 26, 2026, as ceasefire negotiations remain tense, with civilians displaced by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon seeking shelter in Beirut.
Israel carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after a Lebanese drone attack on northern Israel killed a Israeli soldier, signaling a renewed cross-border escalation.
Israel widened its air campaign in southern Lebanon and pledged to intensify operations to defeat Hezbollah, which in turn carried out drone and artillery attacks into northern Israel. Despite a ceasefire that took effect in mid-April, fighting has continued since March, leaving casualties on both sides and heightening regional tensions amid stalled US-Iran talks; several Israeli ministers have urged expanding the campaign.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the IDF to 'hit the gas' against Hezbollah amid ongoing drone attacks from Lebanon, claiming the military has killed more than 600 Hezbollah militants in recent weeks and urging stronger action while praising northern residents’ resilience. The remarks came as IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir floated striking Beirut in response to Hezbollah drones, with ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir calling for a tougher approach, including attacks in Lebanon. A US official said Hezbollah has ignored ultimatums and warned that the status quo is untenable.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel would intensify its strikes on Hezbollah, and the IDF launched attacks across Lebanon—including the Bekaa Valley—after declaring the war on Hezbollah; despite a ceasefire extension, fighting continues with ten Israeli soldiers killed, more than 400 Lebanese killed, and over a million people displaced as Israel widens its campaign beyond the south.
Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon continued Sunday, killing 11 in Sir al-Gharbiyeh and hitting Nabatieh, Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, and a civil-defence facility as evacuation warnings were issued, despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Hezbollah remains engaged with Israel as regional tensions mount amid signs of a near US-Iran peace deal that could include Lebanon, while Lebanon and Israel press direct talks under US mediation and Israeli forces stay inside a declared border line.
Lebanese Civil Defense paramedics Hussein Jaber and Ahmad Noura were killed by an Israeli drone in Nabatieh while responding to a strike, illustrating the war's toll as the ceasefire persists but attacks continue, with more than 380 people killed since the ceasefire began and rescue crews pressing on amid ongoing danger.
Israeli air strikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 21 people, including children and a Syrian national, with a strike on a family home in Deir Qanoun al-Nahr and additional casualties in Nabatieh and Tyre. Israel says it targeted Hezbollah structures; fighting and cross-border exchanges continue as the US extends the ceasefire by 45 days.
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 19 people, including women and children, according to health ministry officials, with the strikes targeting the southern village of Maarakeh.
Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir, 27, from Eli, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon while serving as deputy commander of a company in Battalion 7008 after Hezbollah fired on IDF troops. He left behind a wife and a 1.5-year-old son. Israeli leaders Naftali Bennett and Benjamin Netanyahu mourned his death and praised his courage as Israel continues to defend its northern border.
An overnight Israeli Defense Forces strike in Lebanon's Beqaa region eliminated Wael Mahmoud Abd al-Halim, the PIJ commander there who coordinated ties with Hezbollah and led operations against Israel; the operation occurred roughly 100 kilometers from Israeli territory.
Lebanon's health ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes linked to the Hezbollah conflict has reached 3,020, with more than 400 deaths since the ceasefire began on April 17, as a 45-day truce extension holds and clashes continue in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley ahead of June negotiations.
Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people including three paramedics at a Hezbollah-linked clinic and targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, hours after negotiators extended a ceasefire by 45 days. In Gaza, Israel said it killed Hamas military chief Haddad. The new strikes, along with ongoing talks and U.S. scrutiny of broader regional options, raise fears of a broader conflict even as a fragile truce persists.
Israel’s defense establishment says military action alone won’t eliminate Hezbollah’s drone and rocket threat; even occupying southern Lebanon wouldn’t eradicate the last explosives, and a political breakthrough coupled with prolonged deterrence is needed to change the northern threat, as the IDF continues strikes on Hezbollah targets and deploys defensive measures against drones.