Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon continue despite ‘ceasefire’ extension
Key takeaways
- Despite Lebanon and Israel extending the ceasefire deal for another 45 days yesterday, Israel continues to bomb Lebanon.
- On Saturday morning, Israeli warplanes also launched air attacks on the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif in southern Lebanon, NNA reported.
- This comes after envoys from Israel and Lebanon held negotiations in Washington following the first direct talks in decades last month between the two countries, which do not have diplomatic relations.
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Despite Lebanon and Israel extending the ceasefire deal for another 45 days yesterday, Israel continues to bomb Lebanon.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Israeli warplanes launch more air strikes on southern Lebanon despite agreeing to a ceasefire extension with Israel yesterday. [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 16 May 202616 May 2026Israel has launched another series of air strikes on southern Lebanon, a day after the two countries agreed to extend a ceasefire deal for a further 45 days following talks in Washington – although this ceasefire has never been observed in practice.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported strikes on at least five villages in the south on Saturday, while the Israeli army issued new forced displacement orders for nine villages in southern Lebanon near Sidon and Nabatieh, including Qaaqaaiyet, al-Snoubar, Kaouthariyet al-Saiyad, al-Marwaniyah, al-Ghassaniyah and more.