Lebanon: Fresh Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon kill 5, wound 15.
Jun 1, 2026
SHOTLIST: NABATIEH, LEBANON (MAY 30, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM AREAS TARGETED IN ISRAELI STRIKESNABATIEH, LEBANON - MAY 30: A fresh wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon killed at least five people and wounded 15 others, including two soldiers, on Saturday morning. The soldiers were "seriously injured" after being targeted inside a vehicle by an Israeli army drone on the public road in Aaiba, in the southern district of Nabatieh, according to a Lebanese army statement. They were transferred to a hospital for treatment, the army said. Also in Nabatieh district, the town of Zibdine was hit by a series of airstrikes, alongside heavy strikes near the Shqeif Castle area, while another drone strike hit the town of Abba and injured two people, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. Bodies of two others were recovered from a building targeted by Israeli warplanes in the Tyre district, the agency said. Earlier, a drone attack in Al-Marj in the town of Ansar killed a man and his son and wounded seven other members of their family, the National News Agency reported. A pickup truck on the Sharifa–Habboush–Nabatieh road was also targeted by an Israeli drone strike, killing one person and seriously injuring another. The Israeli army also launched drone attacks on the road leading to the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh, wounding three others. Early Saturday, the town of Harouf was also hit by an airstrike carried out by Israeli warplanes, destroying a house in the Al-Thaghra neighborhood. The attack coincided with artillery shelling that struck the town and extended to the outskirts of Jibchit and Harouf, the agency reported. Citing the Lebanese Health Ministry, the outlet also said that Tel Aviv’s Friday strikes across Lebanon’s southern Tyre district killed 11 people, including a paramedic, and injured eight others. Israel has continued its attacks on Lebanon despite a ceasefire that took effect on April 17 and was extended for 45 days beginning May 17 following indirect talks mediated by the US. According to the ministry, Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed over 3,350 people across the country.
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