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Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39 - BBC
10 hours agoGeorge WrightReutersThe strike on Saksakiyeh also injured 15 people including three children, the Lebanese ministry saidThirty-nine people have been killed in another day of intense Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the country's health ministry said.One Israeli strike on the southern town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, the ministry said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had been targeting Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and was "aware of reports regarding harm to uninvolved civilians".Israeli forces and Hezbollah have continued to trade fire since US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal between the governments of Israel and Lebanon on 16 April.Most of Israel's air strikes have hit southern Lebanon, with the military saying it is striking infrastructure and people linked to Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia and political party.On Saturday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes across the south, including in Saksakiyeh.The health ministry said that raid "resulted in an initial toll of seven martyrs, including a girl, and 15 wounded, including three children".The IDF said it struck "Hezbollah terrorists operating from within a structure used for military purposes" in the area."Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians as much as possible, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance," it said. Details of the incident are under review, it added.The Lebanese health ministry reported that another Israeli strike on a motorbike in Nabatieh hit "a Syrian national and his 12-year-old daughter"."After they managed to move away from the site of the first strike, the drone attacked a second time," killing the father, the ministry said, adding the drone then targeted the girl "directly for a third time".The girl was undergoing life-saving surgery, it added.Meanwhile Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with a drone, which the Israeli military said wounded three soldiers.According to Lebanon's health ministry, Israeli attacks have killed more than 120 people across the country in the last week, including women and children. The ministry does not distinguish combatants from civilians.The Israeli military also occupies a strip of Lebanese land along the border, and officials say the aim is to create what they describe as a Hezbollah-free security zone to protect Israel's northern communities.In those areas, entire villages ha...
Israeli strikes kill 39 in Lebanon amid continued cross-border ...
Emergency responders assisted by other people and heavy machinery inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon, 9 May, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.REUTERSAt least 39 people were killed in a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, the country’s health ministry said, as hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah persist despite a ceasefire announcement.One of the deadliest strikes hit the southern town of Saksakiyeh, where at least seven people, including a child, were killed and 15 others injured, among them three children, according to the ministry.The Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah operatives using a structure for military purposes and acknowledged reports of civilian casualties. It added that precautions were taken to minimise harm to civilians, including the use of precision weapons and aerial surveillance, and that the incident is under review.Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported multiple Israeli strikes across southern regions on Saturday.In another incident, an Israeli drone strike in Nabatieh targeted a motorbike carrying a Syrian man and his 12-year-old daughter. The health ministry said the pair were hit in successive strikes, killing the father and critically injuring the girl, who was undergoing surgery.Hezbollah also launched a drone attack into northern Israel, wounding three Israeli soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military.Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have continued since a ceasefire deal announced on April 16. Israel says its strikes are aimed at Hezbollah-linked targets, while the group has responded with rocket and drone attacks.According to Lebanon’s health ministry, more than 120 people have been killed in Israeli attacks over the past week, including women and children, though it does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.Israeli forces continue to occupy parts of southern Lebanon along the border, aiming to establish what they describe as a Hezbollah-free buffer zone. Reports indicate widespread destruction in some villages, drawing concern from rights groups.Since early March, nearly 2,800 people have been killed in Lebanon, while Israeli authorities report 17 soldiers and three civilians killed in related violence on both sides of the border.Also Read
At least 39 killed in fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon
Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least thirty-nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds. The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah that has done little to ...
Israeli air strikes kill 39 in Lebanon despite ceasefire
Israeli air strikes killed at least 39 people across Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, as the army increased attacks despite a ceasefire announced last month. One of the deadliest strikes hit the southern town of Saksakiyeh, where seven people, including a child, were killed and 15 others wounded, the ministry said.
