


Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon, killing 13 people, including women and children, Lebanon’s health ministry said on Monday, marking an escalation after weeks of relative calm. Israel said it would continue targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah over alleged ceasefire violations. Hezbollah has not commented on the strikes.

Gadi Eisenkot, the main challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accused the sitting premier of looking merely after his own political survival and not the country’s security, at a rally in central Israel on Monday. Unveiling the candidates of the Yashar party for the October 27 election, the former military commander said nothing about how he would handle the Palestinian question or the wars against Iran and Lebanon launched by Netanyahu, but accused him of ducking...

Israeli attacks kill one, injure 10 in southern Lebanon Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed one person and injured 10 others, according to the state-run National News Agency, citing the country’s health ministry. One person was killed in the village of Ar-Rihan, in Jezzine district, while nine people, including two children and three women, were injured in the al-Maslakh neighbourhood of Nabatieh city, the ministry’s emergency operations centre said. Another person was injured in Na

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According to the country’s ministry, Israeli warplanes are still seen in Lebanon’s airspace

Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least 12 were killed in overnight Israeli strikes in the south of the country. Meanwhile, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has sunk to its lowest level since May. DW has more.

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Macklemore calls for a ‘free Palestine’ during Ed Sheeran shows, prompting praise and backlash Ghalia Mohamed on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 13:42 Pro-Israeli organisation accused of attempting to curb free speech after launching petition to remove American rapper from tour Macklemore performing at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, France, last month (Arnaud Finistre/AFP) Off Rights advocates, journalists and social media users have come out in support of the American rapper Macklem

Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes in south Lebanon killing 12 people including women and children, the Lebanese health ministry said on Monday, in an intensification of violence after a weeks-long lull. Israel's military vowed to continue targeting Hezbollah, accusing the Iran-backed militants of repeated violations of a ceasefire in place since June. Hezbollah has not commented on the threat, or on the escalation in strikes seen in recent days.

Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town early on Monday killed at least 11 people including two children and two medics, Lebanon's state news agency said. Israel has intensified its bombardment of south Lebanon in recent days despite a June ceasefire that was meant to halt fighting between the Israeli military and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

Israel threatens senior Palestinian officials with 'all-out war' in occupied West Bank Alex MacDonald on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 13:33 Defence Minister Israel Katz says planning is in place for possible operations against Palestinian Authority Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz pictured on 20 January 2026 (Aggelos Nakkas/AFP) Off Israel will launch an "all-out war" in the occupied West Bank if any military operations are discovered being planned by groups linked to the Palestinian Authority, Def

Israeli airstrikes overnight killed 11 people in a south Lebanon village, including two infants, Lebanese state media said Monday, a day after separate raids left seven dead. France 24's Renée Davis in Beirut has the latest.

Lebanese president denounces Israeli attacks and destruction in south Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has condemned what he described as Israel’s “repeated attacks”, including the killing of civilians and destruction of homes and property. Aoun said the attacks, which he said had killed “innocent civilians, including children and women”, were undermining efforts to prevent further escalation in southern Lebanon and across the region. Aoun said Lebanon supports renewing the mandate of the United

Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanese village, including two infants MEE staff on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 10:00 Nine people die as residential building is destroyed in Kfar Rumman, while a separate drone strike kills two paramedics A Lebanese army soldier inspects destroyed vehicles at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike on the village of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon on 7 September 2026 (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP) Off Israeli strikes killed 11 people in the southern Lebanese town of Kfa

Gaza death toll reaches 73,658 as Israeli attacks continue Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that at least eight Palestinians were killed and 30 were wounded in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. Two others were killed from wounds inflicted in earlier Israeli attacks. Palestinian man Ismail Ibrahim Qandil was killed when an Israeli air strike targeted the motorbike he was riding northwest of Khan Younis, Wafa reported. According to Gaza’s health ministry, since October

The escalation in Southern Lebanon casts a shadow over upcoming Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome.

Israel has stepped up its attacks targeting Hezbollah after capturing a strategic ridge last week, spurring worries that it will prolong its occupation of Lebanese territory.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks, with strikes on the south of the country killing at least 11 people on Sunday despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence.
Rescue teams worked through the night among the rubble, using heavy machinery to search for people trapped beneath the debris and for additional casualties.

Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least 10 were killed in overnight Israeli strikes in the south of the country. Meanwhile, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has sunk to its lowest level since May. DW has more.
BEIRUT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town killed at least 12 people including two children early on Monday, Lebanon's health ministry said, in one of the deadliest daysof Israeli bombardment in recent weeks. Fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign are mounting in Lebanon after days of escalating strikes despite a June ceasefire that was meant to halt fighting between the Israeli military and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
BEIRUT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town early on Monday killed at least 11 people including two children and two medics, Lebanon's state news agency said. Israel has intensified its bombardment of south Lebanon in recent days despite a June ceasefire that was meant to halt fighting between the Israeli military and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. At least seven people were killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday.

Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese village killed at least nine people, including women and children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said.

Lebanon says renewed attacks jeopardise a US-brokered ceasefire meant to end the conflict between Israel and armed group Hezbollah.

Among the 10 killed overnight are children, including a two-month old infant.

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon's Kfar Rumman rises to 11 At least 11 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the town of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported. Nine people, including two infants, were killed after a strike targeted a three-story residential building. Five others were wounded in the attack. Meanwhile, two others were killed after an Israeli drone struck a civilian vehicle in the same town. The two victims, Ali Shahrour and Hadi Farh

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Israeli strikes on a residential building early on Monday killed at least 11 people, including two infants, in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman, state media reported. Five others were also wounded in the attack. Israeli across the Gaza Strip on Sunday resulted in the killing of five Palestinians, including two children. One drone strike targeted a car in al-Nasr neighbourhood, killing one and injur

At least nine killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, including two children Israeli strikes on a residential building early on Monday killed at least nine people, including two children, in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman, state media reported. Meanwhile, a report by Al Jazeera has put the death toll figure at 10, including nine victims in the strike on the building and another on a motorcycle.

Israeli strike targets ambulance in south Lebanon, paramedic killed An Israeli air strike targeting an ambulance in southern Lebanon killed one paramedic and wounded two others early on Monday, according to local media reports. The paramedic, identified as Ali Shahrour, was killed while the vehicle was being driven in the town of Kfar Rumman in Nabatieh governorate. Emergency teams were dispatched to the area following the Israeli attack, where the victims were later transported to a nearby ho

The Israeli army demanded early Monday that residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon leave a specific zone ahead of strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah's Al-Manar television channel later reported Israeli airstrikes on Deir Zahrani. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Israeli army announces expulsion orders in south Lebanon, minutes before strikes The Israeli military early on Monday ordered residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon to leave the area. Following the forced displacement orders, local media reported Israeli air strikes on the area just minutes later, with the attacks resulting in numerous casualties.

Move comes as Iran's top negotiator warns of heavier responses to new attacks after US strikes on Iranian oil tankers.

Germany's far-right, pro-Israel AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt in historic electoral breakthrough MEE staff on Sun, 09/06/2026 - 19:40 The AfD's historic breakthrough in the Germany state cements a party that courts Israel while building its platform on anti-Muslim and anti-Palestine politics The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel gives an interview as she arrives at the AfD's election party following Saxony-Anhalt's state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Ge

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks, which killed at least seven people on Sunday despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence. Israel said it had targeted Hezbollah operatives and sites in response to a drone attack a day earlier by the Iran-backed group on its troops in the vicinity of a strategic south Lebanon ridge. It reported no casualties but accused Hezbollah of a "blatant violation".

Death toll from Israeli drone attack in southern Lebanon rises to three An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle near the Fakhr al-Din car park in the Nabatieh area has killed three people, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks, which killed at least seven people on Sunday despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence. Israel said it had targeted Hezbollah operatives and sites in response to a drone attack a day earlier by the Iran-backed group on its troops in the vicinity of a strategic south Lebanon ridge. It reported no casualties but accused Hezbollah of a “blatant violation”. Israel...

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon climbs to 4,362 despite ceasefire Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel has killed 4,362 people and wounded 12,378 in attacks across the country since 2 March. Israel has continued bombing Lebanon and occupying parts of its territory despite a ceasefire that took effect on 17 April and was renewed on 26 June. Before the truce, Israeli troops seized nearly 2,000sq km (770sq miles), equivalent to about one-fifth of Lebanon. A buffer zone still covers app

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has appealed to the international community to "take immediate action to stop these violations" of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.

Palestinian sports commentator Khalil Jadallah has spent the past three years mourning the athletes killed in Israel’s war on Gaza. As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet. Palestinian professional sports were brought to a halt in October 2023 when Israel began its military onslaught on Gaza, in which 1,014 Palestinian athletes were killed, according to the Palestinian Football Association’s tally. On Friday, Jadallah was back at Faisal
“I don't see any reason why we cannot sign peace with Israel,” Makhzoumi said, adding that it was possible for Lebanon to “achieve” membership in the Abraham Accords.
According to Aoun, Israeli attacks have gone beyond routine bombings as they are intended to paralyze the life in the southern region

Lebanon president calls on US to stop Israel's 'dangerous escalation' Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged the US and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks after strikes on Sunday killed at least four people. The strikes, which also damaged government premises and destroyed an out-of-service hospital, were "a dangerous escalation... reaching Lebanese state institutions" and health facilities, Aoun said in a statement. The president called on the US and other countries "to urg

The Islamic Republic is planning to combine its forces, often referred to as the "Axis of Resistance", with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthis in Yemen, Hamas and pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria in one single assault, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Four people, including two women, have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry has said.
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks within areas occupied by its troops. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah agreed in June, the Israeli military is operating in what it has declared as a security zone in southern Lebanon.
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed seven people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks within areas occupied by its troops. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah agreed in June, the Israeli military is operating in what it has declared a security zone in southern Lebanon.
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks within areas occupied by its troops. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah agreed in June, the Israeli military is operating in what it has declared as a security zone in southern Lebanon.

Two women killed in an air attack on Arab Salim, and two people killed in strike on Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed nearly 9,000 since 2023 Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 8,920 people and wounded 30,595 others since October 2023, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The ministry said on Wednesday that the Israeli military had killed 135 healthcare workers in 179 attacks on ambulance crews since 2 March.