Lebanon · 09 September, 2026 · 2 min read
Israeli Air Strikes Kill 13 in Southern Lebanon, Three-Day Toll Reaches 27
Thirteen people were killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. Three-day toll rises to 27 dead and dozens wounded.
Whether Israel is justified by claimed drone attacks.
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FFrance24
“it targeted infrastructure sites belonging to the party across the south in response to the launch of two explosive drones”Read the original ↗
Al-Manar TV Lebanon
“Israeli enemy carries out a new bombing in Al-Mansouri town, South Lebanon”Read the original ↗
France24 explains Israel’s drone-response justification, while Al-Manar reports bombing in Al-Mansouri without the same attribution.
Air raids, deaths, and evacuation
Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon killed 13 people in overnight raids, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said, including two infants and women, bringing the three-day toll to 27.
“The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported 13 deaths, including two infants and women”
The Israeli army said it would continue to remove the threats posed by Hezbollah in response to what it described as two drones launched toward its forces, while Hezbollah had not claimed any operations since June.
In Kfar Rama adjacent to Nabatieh, the ministry said 11 people were killed in an air strike on a house, including two children and four women, and a medic from a scout unit of the Amal Movement led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was also killed in an air strike on a car in Kfar Rama.
Residents described the bombardment after a three-story building collapsed entirely in Kfar Romman (Kfar Rama), and Fouad Shakron said: "Since we returned, we live in anxiety," adding that those in the house were "safe and not involved with anyone."
Competing narratives and calls
The Israeli army said it is committed to a ceasefire in Lebanon but will continue to remove the threats posed by Hezbollah, targeting infrastructure sites belonging to the party across the south in response to the launch of two explosive drones toward its forces.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a brief X post that Hezbollah repeatedly violates the ceasefire, while the party has not claimed any operations since June.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Washington to take urgent action to stop the raids on the south, denouncing a "dangerous escalation," and the French news agency reported the strike produced no prior warning in Kfar Rama.
In parallel, the Arab News FR framed the question as whether Israel would honor a framework agreement, citing that Tel Aviv should hand over occupied areas to the Lebanese army once they are cleared of Hezbollah and other non-state actors, and quoting Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib that "Aoun will come under close scrutiny" if things go wrong.
What comes next for Lebanon
The Israeli army ordered residents of Deir Zahrani to evacuate buildings adjacent to what it said is a Hezbollah facility, and homeowner Abbas Tifili said he received a call at about 2:00 AM telling him to leave because his home was threatened.
“"I woke my wife, my children, and my elderly mother; we left the house in our nightclothes"”
He added, "I woke my wife, my children, and my elderly mother; we left the house in our nightclothes and stood in the street, and five minutes later the airstrike hit the house."
The Israeli army also announced the establishment of a "security zone" extending up to ten kilometers along its border, even as it said it would continue operations against Hezbollah’s military capabilities in southern Lebanon.
Ouest-France reported that new talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials are expected later this month, though no date has yet been announced, while Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Washington and the international community to intervene to stop Israeli attacks.