Lebanon: 15 killed in Israeli strikes in S. Lebanon.

At least 15 people were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanese official sources. At least one child was among those killed and several children were among those injured in the strikes, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry and the National News Agency. The Israeli army on Saturday morning ordered residents of southern Lebanese towns to evacuate before conducting airstrikes and demolishing homes. Israeli attacks and airstrikes in Lebanon since March 2 had killed 2,795 people and injured 8,586 others, according to the latest data released by the Emergency Operations Center of Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday. Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it launched a rocket barrage overnight targeting a gathering of Israeli military vehicles and soldiers along the Lebanon-Israel border, in response to Israeli violations of the ceasefire. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the group was in a "defensive position" against Israeli "aggression" and warned that Israel should expect a response whenever it targets Lebanese villages or Beirut's southern suburbs. An Israeli soldier was seriously injured, and two others moderately injured in Israeli territory near the Lebanese border by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The soldiers were rushed to a hospital, the statement said, adding that additional explosive drones launched by Hezbollah fell in Israeli territory near the border, without causing any casualties. Another explosive drone hit an unmanned IDF engineering vehicle in southern Lebanon, with no casualties reported, the IDF said, adding that its air force intercepted several projectiles launched by Hezbollah toward Israeli soldiers operating in southern Lebanon. The exchanges of fire came despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that took effect last month following weeks of cross-border fighting tied to broader regional tensions triggered by the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. Shotlist: Nabatieh, Lebanon - April 27, 2026: FILE: Beirut, Lebanon - 2026 1. National flag of Lebanon; Nabatieh, Lebanon - April 27, 2026 2. Various of cityscape; damaged buildings, vehicles; local people; Harouf, Lebanon - April 30, 2026 3. Various of scattered debris, damaged buildings; Tyre, Lebanon - Recent 4. Damaged buildings seen from distance; 5. Israeli flag; 6. Vehicles running; 7. Damaged buildings, rubble; Nabatieh, Lebanon - April 27, 2026 8. Various of damaged buildings, vehicles, facilities; Beirut, Lebanon - April 24, 2026 9. Various of tents; FILE: Jerusalem - June 10, 2016 10. National flag of Israel; FILE: Jerusalem - April 2019 11. Building of Israeli Knesset, national flag of Israel; FILE: Jerusalem - Nov 1, 2022 12. Israeli parliament Knesset. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]