47 people killed, and 97 wounded, by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Friday The Israeli military kille [View all]
Source: the guardian
4h ago12.08 EDT
The Israeli military killed at least 47 people on Friday, and wounded 97 others, across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
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The airstrikes took place from midnight until the afternoon on Friday, and were in response to Iranian-backed Hezbollah killing four Israeli soldiers, according to Israel.
The ministry reports that 3,980 people have been killed and 12,001 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2 March.
Human Rights Watch has said that Israel’s “killing of civilians” and “displacement of hundreds of thousands” of people have “continued unabated despite the declaration of a ceasefire”.
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BREAKING: Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz and has indefinitely suspended negotiations with the United States following Israel's strikes in Lebanon.
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A body is brought to the morgue at al-Najda hospital on 19 June 2026 in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Photograph: Adri Salido/Getty Images
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