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Lebanon Says 18 Killed in Strikes, Israel Reports Deaths of 4 Soldiers
Lebanon said the strikes wounded 33 people as the Israeli military reported hitting 80 Hezbollah targets and losing four soldiers.
- On Friday, June 19, 2026, fighting escalated sharply in southern Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 people, while the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers in a separate ambush.
- Tensions persist despite a US-Iran deal signed Wednesday aiming to end hostilities, as Israel continues occupying around 5% of southern Lebanon and rejects withdrawal calls from the international community.
- The Israel Defense Forces struck 80 targets linked to Hezbollah, killing "dozens" of its members, while Hezbollah claimed destroying three tanks. The Health Ministry recorded 3,912 total deaths in Lebanon since March 2.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated "all of Lebanon must burn" following the soldiers' deaths, while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared it was time to "open the gates of hell."
- A senior Israeli official said the government is engaged in "stubborn negotiations" with US President Donald Trump's administration over maintaining troops up to 10km inside southern Lebanon as it pursues Hezbollah.
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The Israeli occupation army announced the killing of four soldiers, including an armored battalion commander, during clashes in southern Lebanon, while raids carried out by the occupation on the Nabatieh Governorate resulted in the martyrdom of 18 people and the injury of 33 others...
·Amman, Jordan
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'All of Lebanon must burn!' Israel's deadliest strikes since Iran-US pact kill 18 after death of four soldiers
Middle East News: NEW DELHI: At least 18 people were killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon overnight, as fighting between Isra.
·India
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Israeli airstrikes killed 18 people overnight near the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh, Lebanese media reported. Hezbollah reported clashes with Israel in which four Israeli soldiers were killed.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right5Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Right
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