Israeli jets hit southern Lebanon on May 8, 2026, killing five people and breaking a truce held since mid-April. Tension stands high.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says a strike near Tyre killed four people and wounded eight others in Toura village on Friday. And the NNA reports a hit near Kfar Chouba killed a paramedic affiliated with the Lebanese Civil Defense today.
The Israeli army issued evacuation warnings to six villages in Tyre province before the air strikes began across the border. But Hezbollah fired a heavy rocket salvo into northern Israel as a direct response to the afternoon air raids.
Israeli forces intercepted one rocket while others hit open ground near the border during the intense exchange of fire. No deaths occurred.
This violence follows the death of Radwan Force commander Ahmed Balout in Beirut suburbs just two days prior to today. So the truce masks war.
President Joseph Aoun met EU officials on Friday to demand international pressure on Israel regarding the current ceasefire terms. Now Lebanon seeks a total stop to the destruction of homes in occupied villages across the southern border zone.
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