Israeli strikes kill at least 17 more in south Lebanon despite ceasefire

Smoke rises in Habboush following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, on May 1, 2026. (Photo/Reuters)

At least 17 people have been killed and several others wounded in fresh Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday despite a temporary ceasefire, according to the state media.

The National News Agency (NNA), citing the health ministry, reported on Friday that an Israeli strike targeted the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, killing two people and injuring 10 others.

Meanwhile, rescue teams recovered five bodies from the rubble of a building in Kfar Roummane of Nabatieh hit in an overnight strike.

The agency said civil defence crews and ambulance teams from the Islamic Risala Scout Association cleared debris in Nabatieh after the strike. The building had been targeted by Israeli warplanes.

In the town of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain, two people were killed and two others wounded in an Israeli air strike, while a Lebanese woman was killed and four others were wounded after a house was shelled in the town of Ain Baal, east of Tyre.

Six people, including a child and a woman, were killed, and eight others were wounded. Additionally, another child and a woman were also injured in the town of Habbouch in Nabatieh district, the ministry said.

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Source: TRT