Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strikes kill 14 in deadliest day since ceasefire began

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Apr 27, 2026 · 528 words · By Guardian staff; Agencies

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Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south killed 14 people on Sunday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into force over a week ago.

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What happened

Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south killed 14 people on Sunday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into force over a week ago.

Why it matters

The health ministry said the dead on Sunday included two women and two children, adding that 37 other people were wounded.

Common ground

Israel said one of its soldiers was also killed.

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Claim 1: “The Israeli military said one soldier was killed and six more were wounded.”

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Claim 2: “The toll includes 277 women, 177 children and 100 medics, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.”

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Claim 3: “Hezbollah said it would not cease its attacks on Israeli troops inside Lebanon and on towns in northern Israel as long as Israel continued its “ceasefire violations”.”

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The claim that Hezbollah stated it would continue attacking Israeli troops if Israel continued violations is found in the web search results, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific statement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire is a temporary cessation of hostilities agreed between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April 2026, amid the ongoing 2026 Lebanon war and wider regional conflict linked to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist political party and militant organization that was established in Lebanon in 1985, has been involved in a long-running conflict with Israel as part of the Iran–Israel proxy …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel–Lebanon relations have experienced ups and downs since their establishment in the 1940s. Lebanon did take part in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War against Israel, but Lebanon was the first Arab League…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–Lebanon_relations

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Claim 4: “Hezbollah attacks have killed two civilians in Israel while 16 Israeli soldiers have died in Lebanon since 2 March, Israel says.”

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Claim 5: ““Hezbollah’s violations are, in practice, dismantling the ceasefire,” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting on Sunday, adding “we act vigorously according to the rules we agreed upon with the United States, and also, by the way, with Lebanon.””

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Multiple web search results from The Hindu, Israel National News, and Axar.az independently report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Hezbollah's actions are undermining or 'dismantling' the ceasefire.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2021_protests_against_Ben…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu (Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן "יוֹנִי" נְתַנְיָהוּ, pronounced [jonaˈtan ˈjoni netanˈjahu]; March 13, 1946 – July 4, 1976) was an Israeli military officer who commanded Sayeret Matkal dur…
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Claim 6: “The US-mediated ceasefire – which started on 16 April and has been extended to mid-May – has brought a significant reduction in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, though both sides have continued to fire at each other, trading blame over breaches.”

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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire' and '2026 Lebanon war' describe a ceasefire agreement starting on April 16, 2026, and mention the ongoing conflict and hostilities, corroborating the core elements of the claim.

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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 — 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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Claim 7: “More than 2,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since then.”

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Claim 8: “Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on 2 March by firing rockets at Israel to avenge the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.”

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Claim 9: “The Israeli military said it had intercepted three drones before they crossed into Israeli territory on Sunday, after sirens sounded in northern Israel.”

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Claim 10: “The towns are north of the Litani River and the zone in southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries specifying that the towns are located north of the Litani River and the zone in southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops.

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Claim 11: “Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes in multiple locations in the south on Sunday, both in areas where Israel issued an evacuation warning and elsewhere.”

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Claim 12: “The military said that it struck Hezbollah fighters, rocket launchers and a weapons depot.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries detailing the Israeli military claiming it struck Hezbollah fighters, rocket launchers, and a weapons depot.

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Claim 13: “Earlier on Sunday, Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli troops inside Lebanon as well as the rescue force that came to evacuate them.”

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Claim 14: “A spokesperson for the Israeli military said Hezbollah was violating the ceasefire and that Israel would act against it, telling people to head north and west away from the towns.”

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Multiple web search results (The Guardian, X platform coverage) independently report that an Israeli military spokesperson stated Hezbollah was violating the ceasefire and that Israel would act against it, advising people to move away from the towns.

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web search NEUTRAL — A spokesperson for the Israeli military said Hezbollah was violating the ceasefire and that Israel would act against it, telling people to head north and west away from the towns.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/27/lebanon-israel…

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web search NEUTRAL — An Israeli military spokesman announced on the X platform that the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is violating the ceasefire and that Israel will act against it, telling people to move away from those…
https://en.vijesti.me/world-a/globus/806090/Trump-and-Starme…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel’s military has told The Associated Press that it was looking into reports of shelling and artillery fire in southern Lebanon. The terms of the ceasefire, as provided by the US State Department,…
https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-as-it-h…

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Claim 15: “Israel said one of its soldiers was also killed.”

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The claim that Israel reported the death of one of its soldiers is mentioned in one web search result (The Guardian), but no other independent sources corroborate this specific detail.

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Claim 16: “The health ministry said the dead on Sunday included two women and two children, adding that 37 other people were wounded.”

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The Guardian web search result directly quotes the health ministry stating that the dead included two women and two children, and that 37 people were wounded.

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Claim 17: “The Israeli military repeated the warning on Sunday, telling residents to leave seven towns beyond the “buffer zone” it occupied before the ceasefire.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the Israeli military repeating a warning on Sunday about seven towns beyond the 'buffer zone'.

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Claim 18: “Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south killed 14 people on Sunday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into force over a week ago.”

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Multiple web search results from news sources (The Guardian, RTHK) independently report that Lebanon's health ministry stated Israeli strikes on Sunday killed 14 people, calling it the deadliest day since the ceasefire.

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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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