Paramedic, 6 others killed in latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Published June 3, 2026 Updated June 3, 2026 12:00pm

Lebanon’s Civil Defence agency tells Al Jazeera that six people were killed in two attacks by Israeli drones on the al-Hawsh area in the Tyre district.

Separately, paramedic Ali Salman Nader from the Al-Risala Ambulance Association in Arab Salim was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the al-Ain neighbourhood.

Furthermore, in Israeli attacks over 24 hours in the Bint Jbeil area, five people were killed and 48 wounded, including a doctor and health workers at Tebnine Hospital, the health ministry said.

Israeli warplanes also launched an air strike after midnight on the town of Deir Qanoun-Ras al-Ain in the Tyre district.

Emergency personnel inspect damage to an ambulance following Israeli airstrikes in the Burj al-Chamali area near the southern city of Tyre, on June 2, 2026. — AFP
Emergency personnel inspect damage to an ambulance following Israeli airstrikes in the Burj al-Chamali area near the southern city of Tyre, on June 2, 2026. — AFP

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