Lebanon says Israel strikes kill 14 in deadliest day since truce

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Apr 27, 2026 · 80 words · By AFP

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Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Sunday (April 26, 2026) killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war came into force over a week ago.

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It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the military was “vigorously” targeting Hezbollah and the group vowing to keep responding to “violations”.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the military was “vigorously” targeting Hezbollah and the group vowing to keep responding to “violations”.

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Claim 1: “It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the military was “vigorously” targeting Hezbollah and the group vowing to keep responding to “violations”.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Israel and Hezbollah exchanged accusations regarding breaches of a truce. Specifically, one source notes Netanyahu's statements and another notes Hezbollah's vow to respond to violations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 27 September 2024, Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. The strike took place while Hezbollah leaders were meeting at a headquar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hezbollah_headquarters_st…

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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 — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu

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Claim 2: “Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Sunday (April 26, 2026) killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war came into force over a week ago.”

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Multiple web search results from The Guardian, Petra, and Middle East Eye independently report that Lebanon's health ministry stated Israeli strikes on the south killed 14 people on Sunday, April 26, 2026, and that this was 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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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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