At least 13 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon — health ministry

TASS · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 12, 2026 · 72 words

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What to know about At least 13 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon — health ministry

The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon resulted in at least 13 deaths and 14 injuries over a 24-hour period. The report specifies casualties in Nabatieh, Jibsheet, and Kfar Dounine, and provides cumulative civilian casualty figures since April 17.

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What happened

Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon killed at least 13 and injured 14 over the past day, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.

Why it matters

In Nabatieh, five were killed, including two civil defense personnel, in Jibsheet, four, including one Lebanese soldier, and in Kfar Dounine, four, including a woman and a child.

Common ground

Since the April 17 ceasefire, 552 civilians have been killed and 1,149 wounded, the ministry said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “in Jibsheet, four, including one Lebanese soldier”

CORROBORATED

The detail that four people, including one Lebanese soldier, were killed in Jibsheet is directly confirmed in the web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starting in 2004, a series of bombings and assassinations struck Lebanon, most of them in and around the capital, Beirut. This wave of bombings began with the assassination attempt on Marwan Hamadeh, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_in_Lebanon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — List of extrajudicial killings and political violence in Lebanon is a chronological record of lethal events—including targeted political liquidations, acts of collective violence, state-sponsored exec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon killed at least 13 and injured 14 over the past day, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. In Nabatieh, five were killed, including two…
https://tass.com/world/2130075

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Claim 2: “In Nabatieh, five were killed, including two civil defense personnel”

CORROBORATED

The specific detail that five people, including two civil defense personnel, were killed in Nabatieh is directly confirmed in the web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nabatieh or Nabatiyeh (Arabic: النبطية, romanized: an-Nabaṭiyya, IPA: [nabɑˈtˤɪjje]; Classical Syriac: ܐܠܢܒܛܝܥ), is a city of the Nabatieh Governorate, in southern Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh

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Claim 3: “Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon killed at least 13 and injured 14 over the past day, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.”

CORROBORATED

The claim is explicitly corroborated by multiple web search results, including a specific report stating that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 13 and injured 14 over the past day as reported by the Lebanese Health Ministry.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Lebanon war covers the period from 2 March 2026, when Hezbollah fired projectiles towards Israel from Lebanon following the start of the 2026 Iran war, to the present.
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Claim 4: “Since the April 17 ceasefire, 552 civilians have been killed and 1,149 wounded, the ministry said.”

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There is a direct contradiction between sources regarding the number of casualties since the April 17 ceasefire. One source reports 552 civilians killed and 1,149 wounded, while another source reports 380 people killed and 1,122 injured.

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Claim 5: “in Kfar Dounine, four, including a woman and a child.”

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While the overall report containing this claim was found in one web search result, other provided evidence for this specific claim (Wikipedia entries for the number 4 or unrelated battles) does not provide corroboration. It appears in the same source as claims 0-2, but lacks independent secondary confirmation in the provided set.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Bint Jbeil is an ongoing battle in the 2026 Lebanon war, within the context of the wider 2026 Iran war. The battle began on 9 April 2026, coinciding with the second day of the Iran war c…
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