Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityFive soldiers were killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon, including a tank strike and a rocket-and-drone attack, as the IDF said operations continued despite a cease-fire, with families mourning losses marked by the words: 'In what kind of world does a grandfather bury his grandson?'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYair Foldesand Aaron Rabinowitz11:15 PM • June 21 2026 IDTFive Israeli soldiers were laid to rest on Sunday after being killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon over the weekend, as fighting with Hezbollah continued despite a recently declared cease-fire.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonHezbollahCease-fire/hostage release talksIDFIn the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealElectionsIsrael-LebanonEbola in IsraelCaroline GlickHaQuizHaaretz PodcastRenowned Lebanese Sea Turtle Conservationist Killed by IDF Attack Near TyreHealth Ministry Eases Ban on West Bank-educated Staff After Hundreds FiredSlovenia's Last Jewish Institution Endures Through Desecration and DecayJewish Activist Deported for Her Book. 100 Years Later, Still No NYC ApologyNetanyahu's Israel Needs to Lay Off the 'Blood Libel' AccusationRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump