Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes on south kill four

Published June 16, 2026 Updated June 16, 2026 08:34pm

Lebanese state media says Israeli strikes killed at least four people in the Nabatieh area of the country’s south, despite an announcement that a US-Iran deal included the Israel-Hezbollah war, AFP reports.

The official National News Agency (NNA) says Israeli drone strikes targeted two vehicles in the town of Mayfadoun and another in nearby Shukeen, “leading to an initial toll of four dead” and others wounded.

While the violence has declined in Lebanon since the agreement between Washington and Tehran was announced, Israeli strikes on the south have now killed at least five people since Monday, according to NNA.

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