Lebanon’s civil defence agency says ongoing Israeli strikes on the Nabatieh district in the country’s south have killed 16 people, a day after the latest Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire announcement, AFP reports.

Civil defence personnel have transported “16 dead and 12 wounded” to hospital, a statement says, adding that the personnel have been working “since the early morning hours” in the Nabatieh district in response to “ongoing attacks targeting the area”.

Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 20, 2026. — AFP
Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 20, 2026. — AFP

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