Israeli attack on southern Lebanon kills 2, injures several

Published May 2, 2026 Updated May 2, 2026 01:08pm

At least two people have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese town of Shoukin, Al Jazeera reports.

Among the injured was Shoukin’s Mayor Hussein Ali Ahmad, reported the National News Agency, adding “the attack destroyed a number of residential buildings and caused massive damage to an entire neighbourhood”.

The towns of Zoutar al-Sharqiya and Zoutar al-Gharbiya, and the river area between Zoutar and Deir Siryan were also targeted in overnight strikes, it said.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district on May 2, 2026. — AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district on May 2, 2026. — AFP

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