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Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite extension of ceasefire
Israeli forces killed six Hezbollah fighters in an exchange of fire in the area of Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon.Israel has continued its attacks on southern Lebanon, hours after ceasefire between the two countries was extended for a further three weeks.The Israeli military on Friday said it had “eliminated” six Hezbollah fighters in an exchange of fire in the area of Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry also reported that two people were killed in an Israeli air strike in the southern area of Touline.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Negotiations that enable Israel’s land-grabslist 2 of 3How Israel targeted and killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalillist 3 of 3Reality check: Israeli ambitions confront US dictates in Iran and Lebanonend of listThe attacks mark the latest violations of a ceasefire that began on April 16 after weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group.Israeli forces also remain stationed in southern Lebanon, after establishing a so-called “yellow line” in the region, similar to an Israeli military measure in the besieged Gaza Strip.The casualty toll since the current round of fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah broke out on March 2 has risen to 2,491 people killed and 7,719 wounded, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.Ongoing military activityEarlier on Friday, several people were wounded in an Israeli artillery attack on the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported. The Israeli military also issued a forced evacuation order for the town of Deir Aames.Meanwhile, Israeli forces confirmed a claim by Iran-aligned Hezbollah that the group had used a missile to shoot down an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon.Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett, reporting from the Lebanese city of Tyre, said there is still ongoing military activity despite the truce.“There have been air strikes, drone strikes, home demolitions and continued occupation of territory here in southern Lebanon.“In response to that, Hezbollah also began firing back rockets and drones at Israeli troops inside southern Lebanon, but also across the border inside Israel”, said Pett.‘Ceasefire is meaningless’In response to the continued attacks in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah dismissed the extension of the ceasefire as “meaningless”.“It is essential to point out that the ceasefire is meaningless in light of Israel’s insistence on hostile acts, including assassinations, shelling, and gu...
Trump says Lebanon ceasefire extended as Israel continues strikes
US president announced three-week extension after Washington talks, but Israeli bombardment and fighting persist The remains of a home under construction is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on 22 April 2026 (AFP/Kawnat Haju) Published date: 24 April 2026 08:36 BST | Last update: 7 hours 1 min ago United States President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon, even as Israel continued bombing the country on Friday. Trump revealed the extension in a Truth Social post following a meeting at the White House with Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon’s ambassador, Nada Moawad. The talks came after a day of Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed seven people, including a journalist. The extension will prolong a fragile 10-day truce agreed last week, pushing it into mid-May. Despite the ceasefire, Israel has continued air strikes in southern Lebanon, alongside home demolitions and ground raids. Following repeated violations, Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at Israel earlier this week. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters The two sides exchanged fire even as talks were underway in Washington. On Friday morning, shortly after the extension was announced, Lebanese media reported Israeli strikes and artillery shelling on the outskirts of Majdal Zoun, Touline, Kherbet Selem and the al-Rihan highlands. The extension comes as the US mediates talks between Israel and the Lebanese government. Lebanon's direct talks with Israel will lead to surrender not peace Read More » Trump said on Thursday he expects Israeli and Lebanese leaders to meet him in the coming weeks, expressing hope for a permanent agreement this year. “I think there’s a very good chance of having peace. I think it should be an easy one,” he told reporters. Hezbollah, which has been fighting Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, has rejected the talks. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told The Washington Post that any deal would require a “full withdrawal” of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, including from the so-called buffer zone. Israel resumed a full-scale war on Lebanon on 2 March after more than a year of ceasefire violations following a November 2024 truce with Hezbollah. Since then, Israeli forces have expanded their grou...
Ceasefire extended but violated as Israeli strikes continue ...
8 hours ago ... Lebanese state media reported that Israeli warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting areas including Tyre, Bint Jbeil, and ...
Hezbollah Repeatedly Breaches Lebanon Ceasefire, Another French ...
It followed Israel's aerial campaign against Hezbollah targets and ground advance into additional areas of southern Lebanon — itself a response to persistent Hezbollah violations of an earlier U.S.-brokered ceasefire framework agreed on November 27, 2024.
