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Caught in the warzone: 42 Lebanese soldiers killed by Israeli attacks
(Novenber 11, 2024)
Since October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah opened a support front for Hamas, Israeli strikes have killed 42 Lebanese soldiers, according to military sources.
These casualties include 18 soldiers killed in active service at military positions and 24 others targeted in buildings where they were present.
Not neutral but not fighting: Lebanon’s army walks tightrope on Israeli invasion
(October 5, 2024)
A few days ago, Lebanon’s army commander, General Joseph Aoun, visited Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss how the military will respond to Israel‘s invasion of southern Lebanon.
There, they reaffirmed the Lebanese political authorities’ long-standing position: Lebanon’s military must not be involved in Israel’s war and battles with Hezbollah.
Israeli airstrikes kill 9 including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal
An airstrike on a vehicle on a road linking the city of Nabatiyeh with the town of Marjayoun killed a brigadier general, a captain and another soldier, the army said, without immediately releasing their names. Another airstrike on the southern village of Saksakiyah killed six people and wounded four, state-run National News Agency said.
Lebanon death toll since early March increases to 3,558
At least 3,558 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon since March 2, according to the latest figures from Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
Another 10,870 people have been wounded over the same period.
Israeli strikes on Lebanon‘s Tyre kill six people
Israeli strikes overnight on the historic southern Lebanese city of Tyre, known as Sour in Arabic, killed at least six people, a civil defence source told Middle East Eye on Friday.
One strike near Jabal Amel hospital killed four people, wounded seven others and caused minor damage to the facility, the source said.
A second strike on a residential area killed three people and wounded five, including a child.
Three civilian martyrs, several wounded in updated toll from Israeli raids on Sohmor
NNA – West Bekaa – National News Agency correspondent reported that the death toll from the raids on Sohmor has risen to three civilian martyrs and a number of wounded.
In a statement, the Sohmor municipality has urged „residents to avoid traveling to the town under any circumstances, due to the serious dangers involved, as the enemy spares no one, including civilians, men and women,“ emphasizing the importance of „full compliance with this directive.“
1 UN peacekeeper killed, 2 injured in southeastern Lebanon, UN mission says
A peacekeeper died early Thursday morning from injuries sustained when mortar shells struck his position in southeastern Lebanon the previous night, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said.
Four paramedics killed in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon
(4 hours ago)
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a paramedic, the state-run National News Agency reported late Wednesday after three other strikes targeted paramedics in south Lebanon in the same day.
Israel kills 11 in Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah will de-escalate
(Updated 7:21 PM GMT+2, June 2, 2026)
Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 11 people, including a man along with his son and daughter, the state-run news agency said, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and the militant group Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting.
Lebanese Army says soldier killed following Israeli airstrike near Nabatieh
The Lebanese Army announced that one of its soldiers was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nabatieh–Kfar Tebnit road in South Lebanon.
‘A service to Israel’: Lebanese president warns against internal division
(June 2, 2026)
In a post by the Lebanese presidency on X, Aoun said Lebanon is committed to preserving peace, adding “anyone who fuels [division] provides a service to Israel”.
Aoun highlighted that Lebanon has lost more than 3,000 people during the conflict, with about one million displaced and thousands of homes destroyed.
“There is no horizon for ending this situation,” he said, adding it’s the state’s duty to protect its citizens and “there is no other option but negotiation”.
Security Update: Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Across South Lebanon; Six Killed in Housh Strike
12:15 PM
NNA – Israeli enemy warplanes on Wednesday carried out a strike on a previously threatened house in Kharayeb and launched additional raids on Shhour and Kouthariyet El-Riz, including a second strike on the latter.
In a major escalation, Israeli aircraft have so far carried out six airstrikes targeting the vicinity of the Prophet Ezekiel Shrine in the town of Blat.
The Israeli military also issued urgent evacuation warnings to residents of the towns of Jbaa, Houmine El Faouqa and Arki.
Meanwhile, a residential building on the road to Miyeh w Miyeh was evacuated after one of its residents reportedly received a phone call urging occupants to leave the premises.
Separately, Lebanon’s Health Ministry Emergency Operations Center announced that an Israeli strike on the town of Housh in the Tyre district killed six people, including four Syrian nationals and two Palestinians.
Libanon: Tote, Verletzte und gravierende Schäden am Krankenhaus nach israelischem Luftangriff in Sour
Ärzte ohne Grenzen verurteilt den Luftangriff der israelischen Armee am 1. Juni in der Nähe des Dschabal-Amel-Krankenhauses in Sour. Nach Angaben des Gesundheitsministeriums sind bislang vier Menschen getötet und 127 verletzt worden, darunter 39 Mitarbeitende des Krankenhauses, das von Ärzte ohne Grenzen unterstützt wird.
Vier der verletzten Mitarbeitenden befinden sich in kritischem Zustand und werden auf der Intensivstation behandelt. Die Gesamtzahl der Toten und Verletzten könnte noch steigen, aus den Trümmern werden noch immer Menschen geborgen.
Der Angriff verursachte schwere Schäden am Dschabal-Amel-Krankenhaus, unter anderem an der stationären Abteilung, der Radiologie und der Intensivstation. Die Wand eines Operationssaals wurde schwer beschädigt, und das medizinische Team musste die Hälfte der Patient*innen von der Intensivstation verlegen, um ihre Sicherheit zu gewährleisten
Southern Lebanon: Death, injury and significant damage after Israeli airstrike in Sour (Tyre)
MSF condemns the airstrike carried out by the Israeli army on the evening of 1 June in the vicinity of Jabal Amel Hospital, which we support, in Sour (Tyre). According to the Ministry of Public Health, the attack has so far resulted in four deaths and 127 injuries, including 39 hospital staff. Among the injured staff, four are in critical condition and remain under treatment in intensive care. Bodies are still being recovered from the rubble, and the total number of dead and injured could still rise.
The strike caused severe damage to Jabal Amel Hospital itself, including its inpatient department, radiology department and intensive care unit. One wall of an operating room has been severely damaged, leaving a large hole, and the medical team had to urgently transfer half of the remaining patients in the intensive care unit to another ward to ensure their safety.
Lebanon‘s president says country has ‚no other choice‘ but to continue negotiations
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that negotiations are „safer than war“, adding that the country has „no other choice“.
„We have seen, and continue to see, the devastation and consequences of war. Negotiations will not solve the problem overnight, but they are a process that takes time, and we have no other choice,“ Aoun told reporters.
At least 3,433 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since March 2, Health Ministry says
(1 hr 58 min ago)
At least 3,433 people have been killed and 10,395 have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2, the Lebanese Health Ministry said in an update today.
Of that total, at least 21 were killed in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.
Photos: People flee Beirut’s southern suburbs after Netanyahu orders attacks
Traffic crawls as people try to leave the southern suburbs of Beirut [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]
Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Attack Beirut Suburbs
The announcement by Mr. Netanyahu prompted thousands of residents to flee their homes, clogging the roads out of the area late Monday morning. For many residents, the sudden exodus has become a miserable routine over nearly three years of conflicts between Hezbollah and Israel.
“I lost count of how many times I’ve evacuated,” said Zahra Khomasi, 43, as she sat in her car in Tayouneh on the outskirts of Dahiya.
Lebanon death toll rises to 3,412 as Israeli attacks continue
Lebanon‘s Health Ministry says the death toll from Israel‘s military campaign has climbed to 3,412, with 10,269 people wounded between March 2 and May 31.
The latest figures came as Israeli attacks continued to hit civilian infrastructure across southern Lebanon. Earlier, a strike near Hiram Hospital in the city of Tyre injured 13 members of the hospital staff, according to Lebanon‘s National News Agency, citing the Health Ministry.
The ministry said the attack caused “serious damage” to the hospital, which had already suffered damage in previous Israeli strikes.
Israeli airstrikes devastate Lebanon’s Tyre
(today)
Video from southern Lebanon shows widespread destruction after Israel repeatedly bombed the city of Tyre. Multiple strikes, including one that hit a residential building with several missiles, targeted densely populated neighbourhoods that had largely been emptied after Israel issued forced displacement orders.
Massive destruction in Tyre, Lebanon‘s ‚Queen of the Seas‘, following brutal Israeli strikes
(May 30, 2026)
An entire neighborhood in Tyre, South Lebanon, has been massively damaged as the Israeli aggression intensifies.
Massive Israeli strikes on residential area in Tyre
(May 28, 2026)
Israel launched heavy strikes on residential areas in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre early Thursday morning, hours after Israel declared large parts of south Lebanon “combat zones” and issued forced ‚evacuation‘ orders.
Lebanon death toll climbs to 3,371 as Israeli strikes continue
Lebanon‘s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks killed 16 people and wounded 34 others over the past 24 hours, adding to the mounting toll from the conflict.
The ministry said the number of people killed in Lebanon since hostilities escalated on March 2 has now reached 3,371, while the total number of wounded has risen to 10,129.
Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 3,324 since March 2
The Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes has risen to 3,324 since March 2, Lebanon‘s Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday, as Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon.
Another 10,027 people have been wounded since March 2, according to the ministry.
Israeli military launches strike on Beirut
28 May 2026 12:21 BST
The Israeli army said on Thursday that it has carried out further attacks on Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, following earlier strikes in southern Lebanon which have killed at least 13 people.
A Lebanese security source said the strike hit an area near Beirut’s southern suburbs, but it was not immediately clear what the target was.