Israel kills nine people in southern Lebanon despite ‘ceasefire’
Key takeaways
- Israeli attacks and threats on southern Lebanon escalate, as Lebanese government calls out Israel’s ceasefire violations.
- In the municipality of Jebchit, three people were killed and seven wounded in an attack that destroyed a residential building.
- Israeli forces have intensified their attacks in southern Lebanon over recent days, with artillery shelling reported in the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif, and Bayt al-Sayyad.
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Israeli attacks and threats on southern Lebanon escalate, as Lebanese government calls out Israel’s ceasefire violations.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Israeli army continues to demolish buildings and homes in southern Lebanon [AFP]By Alex Milan Durie Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least nine people, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA), despite a three-week extension to the United States-mediated “ceasefire” announced last week.
In the municipality of Jebchit, three people were killed and seven wounded in an attack that destroyed a residential building. In the municipality of Toul, four people were killed and six wounded. While in the municipality of Harouf, two people were killed, and the attack also destroyed a house.