Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 7: ministry

Published June 21, 2026 Updated June 21, 2026 07:55am

Lebanon’s health ministry has said that fresh Israeli strikes in the south and east of the country had killed seven people, AFP reports.

Five people, including a woman and child, were killed in the east of the country and two Palestinians were killed in the southern Tyr region, said the ministry.

These latest strikes came before a pause noted by an AFP correspondent, when the Israeli army said it had received orders from the country’s political leadership to halt fighting in southern Lebanon.

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