Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill seven amid fragile ceasefire
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“Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday (May 2, 2026)”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least seven people on a Saturday, with one source specifically mentioning the demolition of a Catholic convent.
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— Since then Lebanon and Israel have held their first direct talks in more than three decades. The two countries have formally been in a state of war since the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. A…
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/05/02/israeli-airstrikes-…
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/05/02/israeli-airstrikes-…
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— Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least seven people and wounded others. On Saturday, the Israeli military demolished parts of a Catholic convent in a border village.
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/israeli-airstrikes-…
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/israeli-airstrikes-…
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— Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill seven amid fragile ceasefire. 2 days ago. Save for later.Lebanese Ministry of Health: 2618 dead and 8094 injured in the Israeli aggression against the count…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
“hostilities continued between Israel and Hezbollah despite a ceasefire”
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Evidence from multiple sources indicates that despite ceasefire agreements (one mentioned as starting April 17 and another in April), hostilities continued, including Israeli strikes on Lebanon and ongoing fighting.
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— Main article: Disarmament of Hezbollah. As part of the ceasefire agreement that ended the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and with mounting pressure from the US, the Lebanese Armed Forces have under…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
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— As war continued between the United States and Iran in the following weeks, Israel also unleashed strikes on Lebanon, but recommitted to a temporary ceasefire in April.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-hezbollah
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-hezbollah
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— Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting for decades, and this conflict started when Hezbollah began firing rockets and missiles at Israeli positions a day after Israel launched its massive military re…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd560nvqqdo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd560nvqqdo
“Israel's military issued a new warning for residents of nine southern villages to evacuate”
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Two separate web search results explicitly mention new evacuation/displacement warnings for villages in southern Lebanon. One source specifically cites 'nine southern villages', while another mentions '11 villages', both corroborating the act of issuing new warnings despite the truce.
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— Israel's military has issued new displacement orders to residents in towns and villages in southern Lebanon, including areas beyond its current zone of occupation, despite a truce meant to halt ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/israel-issues-new-fo…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/israel-issues-new-fo…
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— The escalation comes despite a ceasefire agreement in place since April 17, as Israel issued new evacuation warnings for nine southern villages and continues targeting Hezbollah positions.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-05-02/israel…
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-05-02/israel…
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— The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for 11 villages in south Lebanon on Sunday and continued its airstrikes across the war-battered region, despite a truce. Warnings were issued for town…
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-issues-evacuation-warnin…
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-issues-evacuation-warnin…
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