Israel Strikes Majdelzoun as Ceasefire Frays in Southern Lebanon, UN Says

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated in southern Lebanon despite an officially announced ceasefire, with the U.N. saying attacks this week have been the most intense since the truce started.

“Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon have killed at least 13 people and wounded more than a dozen, in violation of a ceasefire brokered by the United States last month”

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NPR describes smoke rising after an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village Majdelzoun on May 6, 2026, as a family mourns the loss of their ancestral home in southern Lebanon.

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In parallel, Reuters reported that Israel issued evacuation orders to residents of 11 towns and villages, urging them to evacuate their homes and move to open areas.

The Reuters account places the renewed clashes in the context of evacuation warnings and visible strikes in southern Lebanon as the ceasefire frays.

On Wednesday, multiple outlets tied the latest deaths to an Israeli airstrike on the town of Zellaya in the West Bekaa region, with Lebanon’s health ministry saying it killed four people.

Oman Observer reported that the Israeli strike killed four people despite the ceasefire and said the Israeli army had “begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure sites in several areas in Lebanon” while renewing evacuation warnings.

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Al Jazeera, meanwhile, said Israeli air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least 13 people and wounded more than a dozen, citing National News Agency reporting on deaths in Zellaya, Mayfadoun, Siksikiyah, and Khirbet Selm.

Al Jazeera also reported forced displacement orders for 12 villages in southern Lebanon, warning residents to remain at least one kilometre away from their homes.

As the ceasefire strains, NPR frames the conflict as continuing to level villages, with Israel described as having levelled a whole village during the conflict in southern Lebanon.

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The Oman Observer account says Israel and Hezbollah have been trading accusations of violating the ceasefire agreement in force since April 17, while Hezbollah said its attacks were in response to “the Israeli enemy's violation of the ceasefire”.

Reuters reported that smoke rose in southern Lebanon after evacuation orders for 11 towns and villages, underscoring how displacement warnings accompany the clashes.

In the background of the fighting, the Oman Observer piece quotes U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying, “The problem with Israel and Lebanon is not Israel or Lebanon, it's Hezbollah,” linking the diplomatic outlook to Hezbollah’s role.