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Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah threatens to retaliate

Cover image: First aid responders and residents rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighbourhood in the southern Lebanese village of Deir al-Zahrani on August 15, 2026. © Abbas Fakih, AFP

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people Saturday, some of the deadliest since deals in June eased hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel's military said the strikes were in retaliation for an attack by Hezbollah on its troops in the country's south and the Iran-backed militant group said that the attacks would be "met with what they deserve".

At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, some of the deadliest in the weeks since the country agreed to a US-mediated peace framework with neighbouring ​Israel.

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