The latest exchange marks an escalation in border tensions, as Hezbollah fires rockets toward northern Israel.
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people on Friday, May 8, 2026, marking a violent turn in the border conflict despite a ceasefire that has been in place since April 17.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that an Israeli airstrike on the southern village of Toura, located near the port city of Tyre, resulted in four deaths and eight injuries. Separately, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that an additional strike near the southeastern village of Kfar Chouba killed a paramedic affiliated with the Lebanese Civil Defense.
The strikes followed evacuation warnings issued by the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson to residents of six villages in the Tyre province.
In the early afternoon, Hezbollah responded by firing a salvo of rockets toward northern Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that it intercepted one rocket, while the remaining projectiles landed in open areas, causing no casualties.
These hostilities occur amidst a fragile truce that has struggled to contain the violence. Just two days prior, an Israeli airstrike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing a commander identified by the Israeli military as Ahmed Balout of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, along with two other militants.
On Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with a delegation from the European Union, urging European nations to pressure Israel to honor the ceasefire and cease the destruction of homes in occupied villages. Lebanon has expressed commitment to the ceasefire as a foundation for future negotiations, even as military operations persist on both sides of the border.
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