{"id":479578,"date":"2026-06-06T16:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/479578\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:34:12","slug":"israeli-strike-kills-lebanese-army-general-two-soldiers-idf-says-incident-under-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/479578\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli strike kills Lebanese army general, two soldiers; IDF says incident under review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lebanese army said an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday killed a senior commander, another officer and a soldier, as the IDF issued fresh evacuation warnings and Hezbollah continued launching drones toward Israeli troops and communities along the northern border.<\/p>\n

According to the Lebanese Armed Forces, the strike targeted a military vehicle traveling on a road between Kfar Tebnit and Khardali in the Nabatieh area, killing a brigadier general, a captain and a soldier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe continued, deliberate, and repeated Israeli aggression against Lebanon, its people and its army only strengthens our resolve, faith and determination,\u201d the army said in its statement.<\/p>\n

It said Israel\u2019s attacks aim to thwart all efforts \u201cto reach a solution that would restore stability, establish a comprehensive ceasefire and lead to the Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Lebanese territories.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IDF later acknowledged carrying out the strike, saying the vehicle was \u201cmoving suspiciously\u201d in an active combat zone where movement requires prior coordination with Israeli forces. The military said troops operating in the area had been on heightened alert due to intelligence warnings of potential Hezbollah attacks and information indicating the terror group was active in the vicinity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFollowing the identification, and due to the warning information and the danger to the forces, the vehicle was struck,\u201d the IDF said.<\/p>\n

The military confirmed that the vehicle was carrying two Lebanese army officers and a soldier, adding that the incident is under further review.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tLebanese soldiers deploy at a road in front of destroyed houses in Dibbine village, southeast Lebanon, Friday, June 5, 2026, a day after Israeli forces withdrew (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/p>\n

The Lebanese army has largely stayed out of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel and has not taken part in the fighting during the current conflict.<\/p>\n

Late Friday, Lebanon also reported that five other people were killed in an Israeli strike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Israeli enemy strike on the town of Zebdine in the Nabatieh district killed five people including a woman and a paramedic from the Risala Association, and wounded two people including a paramedic,\u201d a ministry statement said, referring to emergency responders affiliated with Hezbollah ally the Amal movement.<\/p>\n

The strike came as the IDF ordered residents of five southern Lebanese localities \u2014 Aaramta, Machghara, Kafr Houna, Sejoud and Ansariyeh \u2014 to evacuate ahead of planned operations against Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tA Lebanese soldier gestures in front of a Spanish UN peacekeeper\u2019s vehicle in Dibbine village, southeast Lebanon, June 5, 2026, a day after Israeli forces withdrew. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/p>\n

In a statement in Arabic, IDF spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee instructed residents to move north of the Zahrani River, saying the military was \u201cforced to act forcefully\u201d in the area due to the presence of Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure, which he said violated the ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, sirens continued sounding in northern Israel amid ongoing Hezbollah drone attacks, despite a recently renewed ceasefire<\/a> between Jerusalem and Beirut.<\/p>\n

Following drone infiltration alerts in the border community of Zarit on Saturday morning, the IDF said an unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in southern Lebanon near an area where Israeli troops were operating. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the military said it had intercepted one Hezbollah drone while two others impacted in an area of southern Lebanon where troops were deployed after warning sirens were activated in northern Israel. No casualties were reported in those incidents either.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tLebanon\u2019s President Joseph Aoun (R) and Iran\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi pose for pictures ahead of their meeting at the presidential palace of Baabda east of Beirut, on June 3, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency\/ Handout\/ AFP)<\/p>\n

The fighting was accompanied by a diplomatic spat between Lebanon and Iran.<\/p>\n

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected comments made Friday by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun<\/a>, who accused Tehran of using Lebanon as a \u201cbargaining chip\u201d in negotiations with the United States and said the Lebanese people were paying the price for Iranian interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on Mr. Aoun\u2019s comments, one would think it\u2019s Iran that has occupied 1\/5 of Lebanon, displaced 1\/4 of Lebanese and bombing his country on daily basis,\u201d Araghchi wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cHad Lebanon been a bargaining chip for Iran, we\u2019d have a deal long ago,\u201d he added, before urging Aoun to \u201csave Lebanon from your real foe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aoun\u2019s comments came after Hezbollah spurned the new US-brokered ceasefire agreement between the Israeli and Lebanese governments.<\/p>\n


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