The Israeli military has ordered residents of 20 Lebanese towns and villages to leave their homes immediately.<\/p>\n
By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters<\/p>\n
Published On 13 Jun 202613 Jun 2026<\/p>\n
Israeli air raids across southern Lebanon have killed one person as attacks continue despite a United States-brokered \u201cceasefire\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the person was killed in an Israeli air raid in the municipality of Maarakeh, in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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Al Jazeera\u2019s Heidi Pett, reporting from Beirut, said that over the course of Friday and into the evening, there were continued Israeli air attacks on towns and villages that are well north of what the Israelis call the \u201cYellow Line\u201d \u2013 the part of southern Lebanon that they have been seeking to control and to occupy.<\/p>\n
The attacks come after an announcement by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday that the United States and Iran have agreed on the wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war, and that mediators were working with both sides to finalise a deal.<\/p>\n
Iranian media report the initial agreement would declare an end to the war \u201con all fronts, including Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n
This has led to fears that Israel\u2019s actions in Lebanon could scupper a deal, since Israel is not a party to the negotiations between the US and Iran, and its leaders have said they do not plan to withdraw from Lebanon.<\/p>\n