Lebanon · 06 September, 2026 · 2 min read
Israeli Airstrikes Kill At Least 12 In Kfar Rumman, Lebanon, Including Two Children
Lebanon health ministry reports at least 12 killed in Kfar Rumman strikes, including two children. One strike destroyed a three-story residential building in Kfar Remmane.
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Kfar Rumman strikes
Israeli airstrikes hit the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Rumman on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, killing at least 12 people, including two children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
“killing at least 12 people, including two children”
The strikes came during a new round of escalation between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, and Israel’s military said it struck several Hezbollah militants it accused of transferring weapons to Kfar Rumman.
The BBC reported that Israeli strikes in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roummane killed at least 12 people, with 11 killed in a strike that destroyed a residential building and a second strike on a vehicle killing a paramedic.B
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the “dangerous escalation” was jeopardising June’s US-brokered ceasefire, which was meant to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, and he urged the international community to put pressure on Israel to stop the attacks.
Claims, counterclaims
The Israeli military said it struck infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah, as well as "several terrorists" transferring weapons, in retaliation for a drone attack on troops in an occupied area of the country.
The BBC also reported that the Israel Defense Forces said it was reviewing the claim that "several uninvolved individuals were harmed" in overnight strikes across southern Lebanon.B
In the Times of Israel, the IDF said the strikes came after Hezbollah fired two explosive drones at troops, and it added that it was looking into reports that civilians had been harmed in the strikes.
A Kfar Roummane resident, Sara Moallaem, told the BBC that she had been asleep with her five children when she heard the explosions and said she was planning to move her family to the coastal city of Sidon for their safety.B
Ceasefire at risk
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon have killed at least 27 people over the past three days, and the BBC described large numbers of residents fleeing areas near the strip of territory occupied by Israeli troops.B
“"all red lines"”
The ceasefire agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the US calls for Hezbollah to disarm and Israeli forces to withdraw gradually from southern Lebanon, but Hezbollah rejected the framework, saying the provisions linking Israel’s withdrawal to the group’s disarmament cross "all red lines."
The BBC reported that the latest attacks targeted Kfar Roumman, in Nabatieh district, which is only a few hundred metres from what the Israeli military calls its "security zone."B
In the WIVB report, Israel’s military said it was reviewing claims that “several uninvolved civilians were harmed” in overnight strikes across southern Lebanon, which it said were in response to Hezbollah militants launching explosive drones against soldiers in the area of the Ali Taher ridge.