At least 39 killed in fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 10, 2026 · 738 words · By Rory Elliott Armstrong

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What to know about Regional Escalation

Despite a three-week-old ceasefire, Israel struck Lebanon repeatedly on Saturday killing at least thirty-nine people, while Hezbollah retaliated with drone attacks on northern Israel.

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What happened

Despite a three-week-old ceasefire, Israel struck Lebanon repeatedly on Saturday killing at least thirty-nine people, while Hezbollah retaliated with drone attacks on northern Israel.

Why it matters

Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least thirty-nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds.

Common ground

The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah that has done little to halt daily exchanges of fire, mostly in southern Lebanon.

Perspective signals

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Claim 1: “the drone attacked a second time," killing the father... the drone then targeted the girl "directly for a third time"”

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Claim 2: “Hezbollah on Saturday also claimed several attacks on Israeli military targets inside Lebanon using rockets and drones”

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Claim 3: “its military said it had struck more than 85 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in the past 24 hours”

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Claim 4: “The Israeli military said "several" explosive drones were launched into Israeli territory, with one army reservist severely wounded and two others moderately injured”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia and news homepages for Israel and The Times of Israel, with no specific mention of the drone injuries reported.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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web search NEUTRAL — News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
https://www.timesofisrael.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed on Israel News: All for the latest updates, and breaking news on Israeli politics, culture, Israeli sports, Health, and Tech from the Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news

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Claim 5: “Israel's military had called on residents of nine villages to evacuate”

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Claim 6: “NNA also reported that the "Israeli enemy launched two strikes on the Saadiyat highway", referring to a location around 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Beirut”

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Claim 7: “A first meeting was held days before US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire in Lebanon, and the second round as he announced a three-week extension”

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Claim 8: “Israel had carried out regular strikes targeting the group... in spite of a 2024 ceasefire intended to end the last war”

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Claim 9: “Lebanese and Israeli representatives are set to hold a fresh round of direct talks in Washington next week”

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Claim 10: “Hezbollah said Saturday that it had targeted troops in northern Israel with drones on at least two occasions”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Hezbollah targeted troops in northern Israel with drones on Saturday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah claimed that it detonated a Sejil bomb at Israeli forces in Yaroun, causing casualties. It also claimed to have launched a missile against a Merkava tank in Netu'a, while a rocket salvo targ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israel–Hezboll…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah said it targeted troops in northern 'Israel' with drones on Saturday in response to repeated 'Israeli' attacks on Lebanon despite an ongoing truce between the two sides.
https://en.royanews.tv/news/69686/Hezbollah-says-targeted-tr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli military base in north with drones.IDF says Hezbollah targeted troops in south Lebanon with rockets and drones; no injuries reported.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 11: “Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed nearly 2,800 people since March 2... according to Lebanese authorities”

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Claim 12: “Israel struck Lebanon repeatedly on Saturday killing at least thirty-nine people”

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The provided web search results for this claim are generic descriptions of Israel or unrelated news about settlers in the West Bank. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming strikes on a Saturday that killed at least 39 people.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed various areas of the West Bank, set cars on fire, and attacked Palestinians.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/9/israeli-settlers-set…

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Claim 13: “a three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah”

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Multiple sources discuss a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon/Hezbollah being extended by three weeks or the existence of a ceasefire agreement being violated.

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web search NEUTRAL — Leiter said Israel and Lebanon were united in their aim to rid Lebanon of "this malign influence called Hezbollah". Both Hezbollah and Israel have accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreeme…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62kyk5j28do

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah-Israel and Iran-Israel clashes intensified in 2024. Israel blamed Hezbollah for a missile strike in the Golan Heights in late July that killed twelve children, an attack that the group denie…
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-hezbollah

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web search NEUTRAL — The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has imperiled a two-week cease-fire between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, a pause set to expire next week.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/world/middleeast/cease-fi…

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Claim 14: “Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA)... reported a series of Israeli strikes across the south, including one on the town of Saksakiyeh”

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Two different web search results confirm that Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes across the south, specifically mentioning the town of Saksakiyeh.

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web search NEUTRAL — On Saturday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes across the south, including in Saksakiyeh. The health ministry said that raid "resulted in an initial toll of seven…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pjegk358o

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web search NEUTRAL — Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – The Israeli military launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it called Hezbollah and Hamas t…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260105-israel-str…

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web search NEUTRAL — The NNA also reported Israel strikes on the country’s south and east. In an updated toll, the health ministry said a raid on the town of Saksakiyeh in south Lebanon’s Sidon district killed six people …
https://www.arabnews.jp/en/middle-east/article_166910/

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Claim 15: “The Israeli military said it struck "Hezbollah terrorists operating from within a structure used for military purposes" in Saksakiyeh”

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Claim 16: “Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East conflict on March 2 when it launched rockets at Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes”

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Claim 17: “Its troops are also operating inside an Israeli-declared "yellow line", running around 10 kilometres (six miles) inside Lebanon along the border”

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Claim 18: “Under the terms of the ceasefire released by Washington, Israel reserves the right to act against "planned, imminent or ongoing attacks"”

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Claim 19: “Hezbollah retaliated with drone attacks on northern Israel”

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Multiple sources confirm Hezbollah launched drone attacks on northern Israel on a Saturday. IBTimes reports drones launched on Saturday, and another source mentions a swarm of attack drones near Acre in northern Israel.

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 180 missiles and drones were launched at Israel on Saturday, killing a 50-year-old man who was hit with shrapnel while sitting in his car, the AP reported. Another four people were wounded i…
https://www.ibtimes.com/netanyahus-home-targeted-drone-launc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah said it launched a swarm of attack drones at two military sites near Acre in northern. Israel on Tuesday, and also attacked an Israeli military vehicle in another location.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3273442/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah by midday on Saturday had claimed 11 attacks on Israeli military targets since midnight, all of them with salvos of rockets. There was no immediate comment from it on any drone attacks or at…
https://www.aol.com/drone-launched-netanyahus-home-israeli-1…

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Claim 20: “In the southern town of Bedias, the health ministry said one person was killed in an Israeli strike and 13 wounded, including six children and two women”

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Claim 21: “The health ministry said that raid [in Saksakiyeh] "resulted in an initial toll of seven martyrs, including a girl, and 15 wounded, including three children"”

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One web search result explicitly quotes the health ministry reporting 7 martyrs (including a girl) and 15 wounded in Saksakiyeh. However, another source reports 6 killed and 17 wounded for the same event, making the specific numbers slightly inconsistent across the available evidence, though the event is confirmed.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 11, 2022 · The Lebanese people are a unique cultural group with a rich history, distinct from many Arab neighbors. With roots tracing back to the Phoenicians, Lebanese society thrives in diverse r…
https://timelessmyths.com/stories/lebanese-people/

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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanese people (Arabic: الشعب اللبناني / ALA-LC: ash-shaʻb al-Lubnānī, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [eʃˈʃæʕeb ellɪbˈneːne]) are the people inhabiting or originating from Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_people

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 20, 2018 · Lebanese culture is one of the most diverse cultures in the Arab region. An overview of Lebanese food, clothing, customs, and traditions.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/lebanese-culture-customs…

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Claim 22: “raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds”

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The claim is explicitly corroborated by a cross-reference from The Hindu and a web search result mentioning raids targeting a highway south of Beirut outside Hezbollah's traditional strongholds.

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web search NEUTRAL — An Israeli strike on Bshamoun, south of Beirut, killed two people on Tuesday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, while strikes on the capital’s southern suburbs continued throughout the night.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/03/24/is…

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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities reported eight people killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on 9 May, with more raids targeting a highway south of Beirut outside Hezbollah's traditional strongholds and far fro…
https://www.aol.com/articles/israeli-airstrikes-kill-least-1…

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web search NEUTRAL — BEIRUT: Lebanon said an Israeli strike outside Beirut killed two people on Tuesday (Mar 24) after several strikes on the capital's southern suburbs overnight as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict entered i…
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/israeli-strike-near-be…

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Claim 23: “the health ministry reported that another Israeli strike on a motorbike in the city of Nabatieh hit "a Syrian national and his 12-year-old daughter"”

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