The strikes came a day before planned US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington.
A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli airstrike hit a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Photo: AP/Mustafa Jamalddine)
14 May 2026 02:24AM
(Updated: 14 May 2026 06:53AM)
BEIRUT: Lebanon's health ministry said 22 people including eight children were killed on Wednesday (May 13) as Israel intensified strikes on the country, with several deadly raids hitting south of Beirut.The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli airstrikes had pounded around 40 locations in Lebanon's south and east.The fresh raids came on the eve of a new round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, brokered by the United States, as Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah remains strongly opposed to the move.The health ministry said late Wednesday that 10 people including six children had been killed in strikes on three south Lebanon villages.
