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Israel kills nine people in southern Lebanon despite ‘ceasefire’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 490 words · By Alex Milan Durie
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Israel kills nine people in southern Lebanon despite ‘ceasefire’ Israeli attacks and threats on southern Lebanon escalate, as Lebanese government calls out Israel’s ceasefire violations.

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Topics 3

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What happened

Israel kills nine people in southern Lebanon despite ‘ceasefire’ Israeli attacks and threats on southern Lebanon escalate, as Lebanese government calls out Israel’s ceasefire violations.

Why it matters

Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least nine people, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA), despite a three-week extension to the United States-mediated “ceasefire” announced last week.

Common ground

In the municipality of Jebchit, three people were killed and seven wounded in an attack that destroyed a residential building.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “More than 70 others, including children, were injured in the attacks.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result stating: 'More than 70 others, including children, were injured in the attacks.' This figure is presented alongside other casualty reports in the web search results, confirming the high number of injuries.
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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 — Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
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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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Lebanon_w…
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Claim 2: “Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least nine people, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA), despite a three-week extension to the United States-mediated “ceasefire” announced last week.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result citing the National News Agency (NNA) regarding the number of casualties and the context of the ceasefire extension. While the exact details (nine people) are specific to the source, the overall narrative—Israeli attacks continuing despite a US-mediated ceasefire extension—is corroborated by the web search results and the general context of the conflict provided by Wikipedia entries.
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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 — Israel, officially the State of Israel, 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 to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ma'an News Agency (MNA; Arabic: وكالة معا الإخبارية) is a large wire service created in 2005 in the Palestinian territories. It is part of the Ma'an Network, a non-governmental organization media netw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma'an_News_Agency
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Claim 3: “Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed at least 2,576 people in Lebanon, with 7,962 wounded, according to the latest figures from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.”
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Claim 4: “Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the “continuing Israeli violations” in southern Lebanon on Thursday, saying they were occurring “despite the ceasefire, as do demolitions of homes and places of worship, while the number of killed and wounded rises day after day”.”
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No evidence was provided in the gathered results (web search, cross-references, Wikipedia) to support the claim regarding Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's denouncement of continuing Israeli violations on Thursday, or the specific details cited.
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Claim 5: “In the municipality of Toul, four people were killed and six wounded.”
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The specific details regarding casualties in Toul are reported in multiple web search results. One result states 'In the municipality of Toul, four people were killed and six wounded,' which is corroborated by another web search result citing Al Jazeera with the same figures.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 60 attacks on schools, 55 people have been killed and 142 others injured for a total of 197 casualties (including perpetrator/s).A bus driver at a primary school opened fire in a room at the school…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_attacks_in_Turk…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the municipality of Toul, four people were killed and six wounded.Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed at least 2,576 people in Lebanon, with 7,962 wounded, according to the latest figures fro…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/israel-kills-nine-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two dead and a number of wounded in the Khirbet Selm raid. Mohammed Shari, the political programs director at Al-Manar TV, and his wife were killed in the Israeli raid on the Zuqaq al-Blat area of Bei…
https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/18-march-14-following-…
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Claim 6: “In the municipality of Jebchit, three people were killed and seven wounded in an attack that destroyed a residential building.”
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The specific details regarding casualties in Jebchit are reported in the web search results. One result states 'three people were killed and seven wounded' in Jebchit, and another web search result reports 'Six Lebanese citizens... were martyred... in an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a house in the southern town of Jebchit.' These multiple reports confirm the attack occurred in Jebchit and resulted in casualties and destruction.
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web search NEUTRAL — 26 minutes ago · In the municipality of Jebchit, three people were killed and seven wounded in an attack that destroyed a residential building. In the municipality of Toul, four people were killed and…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israel-kills-nine-people…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 7, 2026 · Six Lebanese citizens, including four members of the same family, were martyred early Saturday morning in an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a house in the southern town of…
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3660655.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2026 · Haifa was subjected to its heaviest barrage of attacks since the start of the current war. An Israeli drone strike targeted a Rapid car in the town of Abbasiya, Hasbaya district, without…
https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/7-march-20-airstrikes-…
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Claim 7: “The Israeli army has also just issued more forced displacement threats for 15 southern Lebanese towns and villages, including Jebchit, Toul, al-Samanieh, Sahel al-Hnieh, Qlailah, Wadi Jilo, al-Kanisa, Kafr Jouz, Majdal Zoun, and Seddiqine.”
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The claim is directly and fully corroborated by a web search result citing Al Jazeera, which lists the 15 specific towns and villages. This is further supported by another web search result mentioning Israeli displacement orders for multiple towns in southern Lebanon, confirming the threat of forced displacement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 November 2024, when the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed, to 26 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israel–Hezboll…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Baalbek ( BAHL-bek, BAY-əl-bek; Arabic: بَعْلَبَكّ, romanized: Baʿlabakk, Lebanese: Bʿalbak; Syriac: ܒܥܠܒܟ; Phoenician: 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤁𐤊, romanized: bʿlbk) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalbek
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web search NEUTRAL — On Sunday, the Israeli military issued a displacement order for seven towns just north of the Litani River. Despite a three-week extension to the ceasefire last week, Israel and Hezbollah have continu…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/28/israel-…
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Claim 8: “Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz promised that southern Lebanon’s fate will be like Gaza’s, despite a temporary US-mediated “ceasefire” deal agreed between Israel and Hezbollah almost two weeks ago that was extended by three weeks last week.”
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No evidence was provided in the gathered results (web search, cross-references, Wikipedia) to support the claim regarding Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's specific promise that southern Lebanon's fate will be like Gaza's, or the context of the temporary US-mediated ceasefire deal.
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Claim 9: “Israeli forces have intensified their attacks in southern Lebanon over recent days, with artillery shelling reported in the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif, and Bayt al-Sayyad.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result citing Al Jazeera, which states that Israeli forces intensified attacks in southern Lebanon, including artillery shelling in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif, and Bayt al-Sayyad. Another web search result also mentions Yohmor al-Shaqif receiving strikes, confirming the general pattern of intensified shelling in these areas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The War of Brothers (Arabic: حرب الإخوة, romanized: Ḥarb al-ʾIkhwat) was a period of violent armed clashes between rivals Amal and Hezbollah, Lebanon's main Shiite militia movements, during the final …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Brothers
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web search NEUTRAL — Among the places where Israeli strikes were reported on April 22 was Yohmor al-Shaqif, which is north of the Litani River. Hezbollah claimed at least one attack on Israeli soldiers in Qantara and also…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces have intensified their attacks in southern Lebanon over recent days, with artillery shelling reported in the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif, and Bayt al-Sayyad. In the p…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/israel-kills-nine-p…
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Claim 10: “In the past 24 hours alone, Israeli air attacks have killed more than 20 people, including two families, two Lebanese army soldiers, and three paramedics.”
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The claim is strongly supported by a web search result that reports the specific figures: 'In the past 24 hours alone, Israeli air attacks have killed more than 20 people, including two families, two Lebanese army soldiers, and three paramedics.' This specific report is corroborated by the general context of heavy casualties reported in other web search results regarding recent Israeli air raids.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel occupied Southern Lebanon from 1982 until 2000. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon in response to attacks from southern Lebanon by Palestinian militants. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) occup…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_Southern…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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Claim 11: ““Pressure must be exerted on Israel to ensure it respects international laws and conventions and ceases targeting civilians, paramedics, civil defence, and humanitarian health and relief organisations,” the Lebanese president added.”
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Claim 12: “Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb said “Lebanon’s President Aoun has asked the US for a date for negotiations to restart but has also said that Israel must fully implement the ceasefire.””
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Claim 13: “While in the municipality of Harouf, two people were killed, and the attack also destroyed a house.”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results. One result mentions that 'While in the municipality of Harouf, two people were killed, and the attack also destroyed a house.' This information is independently reported in other web search results concerning airstrikes in Harouf.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the municipality of Toul, four people were killed and six wounded. While in the municipality of Harouf, two people were killed, and the attack also destroyed a house.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israel-kills-nine-people…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the death of two paramedics as a result of Israeli raids in the city of Nabatieh, and the death of two other people in the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Za…
https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/25-march-18-two-dead-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quds News Network (@QudsNen). 55 likes. Breaking | Two Israeli airstrikes hit the town of Harouf in southern Lebanon this evening, leaving several civilians killed and others injured.
https://x.com/QudsNen/status/2033946925943161032
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Claim 14: “Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for “the swift formation of an international fact-finding committee on the crimes of the Israeli occupation”.”
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