Israeli Forces Report 690 Wounded, Including 42 Critical, After Fighting in Southern Lebanon

Israeli forces reported continued fighting in southern Lebanon as the death toll and casualty counts rose across multiple updates.

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Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Al-Manar TV Lebanon said the Israeli occupation army’s number of wounded since the start of the battle in southern Lebanon had risen to 690, including 42 in critical condition and 100 moderately injured.

Anadolu Ajansı

Al Jazeera نت reported that an Israeli soldier’s death raised the death toll from clashes in southern Lebanon to 14, with the Israeli army also announcing the injury of three others.

Anadolu Ajansı reported that an Israeli soldier injured when a bomb exploded in southern Lebanon on Friday later “succumbed to his injuries,” identifying him as reserve staff sergeant Barak Kalfon, 48.

Anadolu Ajansı added that Kalfon “died of injuries sustained during fighting in southern Lebanon” after a reserve paratrooper unit “triggered an explosive device during an operation.”

The Anadolu Ajansı report also said that “three other soldiers were injured in this incident,” aligning with Al Jazeera نت’s account of injuries to three others.

Together, the outlets depict a sustained period of clashes and explosions in southern Lebanon, with Israeli military figures emphasizing wounded totals and the death of a reserve staff sergeant.

The reported clashes and casualties were framed by references to a ceasefire and the timing of an explosive device.

Al Jazeera نت said the Israeli army confirmed the death of a staff sergeant from the reserve forces and injuries to three others “with varying degrees in the explosion of an explosive device south of Lebanon yesterday,” and it added that “initial investigations showed that the explosive device was planted before the ceasefire,” which “took effect last Thursday.”

Al-Jazeera Net

In the same account, Al Jazeera نت described continuing aggression despite the temporary truce, saying that on Saturday evening the Israeli army “blew up a number of houses in the towns of al-Khiyam, Markaba, and al-Taybeh in southern Lebanon.”

Al Jazeera نت also said Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Deir Srian, targeting “the riverbed opposite the town of Zuṭar al-Sharqiya,” citing the official Lebanese news agency.

It further reported that the Manar channel, affiliated with Hezbollah, said the occupying army continued to breach the truce by firing artillery “today, Saturday, at the towns of Beit Yahon and Kunin in southern Lebanon.”

Al Jazeera نت added that the Israeli army announced it had established a “yellow line” separating southern Lebanon, and it stated that Walla quoted an army official saying “military operations would continue until long-term arrangements are reached and Hezbollah’s disarmament in southern Lebanon.”

The same outlet also said Israel Hayom quoted an Israeli official saying the Israeli army would continue to operate in southern Lebanon “in accordance with the threats and understandings.”

Hezbollah’s leadership and U.S. mediation were presented as central to how the ceasefire and ongoing hostilities were being interpreted.

“Israel's occupying army announced the death of a soldier and the injury of three others in battles in southern Lebanon yesterday, Friday, bringing the death toll to 14 soldiers and more than 650 wounded”

Al-Jazeera Net

Al Jazeera نت reported that Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem warned on Saturday evening that its fighters would respond to Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, demanding “the withdrawal of the occupation army, the release of prisoners, and the return of residents and reconstruction in Lebanon.”

The same Al Jazeera نت account said U.S. President Donald Trump announced “the start of a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel,” which it described as paving the way for negotiations between Lebanon and Israel mediated by the United States.

Al Jazeera نت added that Israel has been waging an open war against Hezbollah since March 2 of last year, “two days after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran,” which it said led to the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a number of senior military and civilian leaders.

It also stated that “the ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed around 2,300 people since March 2,” citing the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

In parallel, Al-Manar TV Lebanon’s framing emphasized Israeli military figures, stating that the number of its wounded since the start of the battle in southern Lebanon had risen to 690, including 42 in critical condition and 100 moderately injured.

Taken together, the outlets connect the ceasefire window and U.S.-mediated negotiations to Hezbollah’s stated conditions and to the broader timeline Al Jazeera نت attributes to the conflict’s escalation.

The reporting diverged on how many people were wounded and how the events were characterized, even while aligning on the existence of an explosion and the death of an Israeli soldier.

Al-Manar TV Lebanon gave a cumulative wounded figure, saying the Israeli occupation army’s number of wounded since the start of the battle in southern Lebanon had risen to 690, including 42 in critical condition and 100 moderately injured.

Al-Jazeera Net

Al Jazeera نت, by contrast, described a narrower set of figures tied to a specific incident, stating that the Israeli army announced the death of a soldier and the injury of three others in battles in southern Lebanon “yesterday, Friday,” bringing the death toll to 14 soldiers and more than 650 wounded.

Anadolu Ajansı focused on the identity and age of the soldier, naming reserve staff sergeant Barak Kalfon, 48, and stating he “died of injuries sustained during fighting in southern Lebanon” after a reserve paratrooper unit “triggered an explosive device during an operation.”

Al Jazeera نت said “initial investigations showed that the explosive device was planted before the ceasefire,” which “took effect last Thursday,” while Anadolu Ajansı did not include that specific timing claim.

Al Jazeera نت also described Israeli actions that it linked to breaches of the truce, including house demolitions in al-Khiyam, Markaba, and al-Taybeh and artillery shelling near Deir Srian and Zuṭar al-Sharqiya.

Al-Manar TV Lebanon did not mention those towns or the “yellow line,” instead repeating the wounded totals and the breakdown into critical and moderately injured categories.

The next phase of the fighting and negotiations was tied to the ceasefire’s duration, Hezbollah’s stated demands, and the Israeli military’s stated conditions for continuing operations.

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Anadolu Ajansı

Al Jazeera نت said U.S. President Donald Trump announced “the start of a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel,” and it described this as paving the way for negotiations between Lebanon and Israel mediated by the United States.

Anadolu Ajansı

In the same report, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem warned that its fighters would respond to Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, demanding “the withdrawal of the occupation army, the release of prisoners, and the return of residents and reconstruction in Lebanon.”

Al Jazeera نت also reported that Walla quoted an army official saying “military operations would continue until long-term arrangements are reached and Hezbollah’s disarmament in southern Lebanon,” and it said Israel Hayom quoted an Israeli official saying the Israeli army would continue to operate in southern Lebanon “in accordance with the threats and understandings.”

Al Jazeera نت further described continuing aggression despite the temporary truce, including the blowing up of houses in al-Khiyam, Markaba, and al-Taybeh and artillery shelling near Deir Srian and Zuṭar al-Sharqiya, while Manar said artillery was fired at Beit Yahon and Kunin.

Meanwhile, Al-Manar TV Lebanon’s update on wounded totals—690 wounded including 42 in critical condition and 100 moderately injured—underscored the ongoing human cost that could shape negotiations and public pressure.

Anadolu Ajansı’s report, dated April 19, 2026, added that reserve staff sergeant Barak Kalfon, 48, “died of injuries sustained during fighting in southern Lebanon,” reinforcing that lethal incidents continued even as the ceasefire framework was discussed.