Published on
06/06/2026 - 16:10 GMT+2
Nine people, including three Lebanese soldiers, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, in a setback to efforts aimed at preserving a newly announced ceasefire between Jerusalem and Beirut.
In a statement, the Lebanese army said a brigadier general, a captain and another soldier died when a military vehicle was struck on a road between Khardali and Nabatieh. The attack came just days after Lebanese and Israeli officials agreed to a new US-brokered framework intended to reduce hostilities along the border.
The Israeli military said the vehicle had been moving "suspiciously" in what it described as an "active combat zone". It said troops had previously ordered civilians to evacuate the area ahead of military operations and stressed that it "operates against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, not against the Lebanese army".
