{"id":707873,"date":"2026-06-16T17:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/707873\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:46:06","slug":"israeli-drone-strikes-kill-at-least-4-in-southern-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/707873\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Drone Strikes Kill at Least 4 in Southern Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli drone strikes targeted three vehicles in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding others, Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency (NNA) reported.<\/p>\n

Two people were killed in a double-tap strike, with a drone hitting a car in the village of Mayfadoun followed by a second strike after people had gathered at the scene.<\/p>\n

Another drone strike on the town of Shoukin killed two other people, the agency said.<\/p>\n

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Fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah has eased but has not completely stopped following the announcement\u00a0of an interim peace deal between the United States and Iran on Monday.<\/p>\n

Throughout Tuesday, the Israeli military pounded southern Lebanon with drone strikes, a missile launch, and artillery strikes, according to NNA, while drones hovered\u00a0over the capital Beirut.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the reported strikes.<\/p>\n

Israeli troops continue to occupy large swathes of southern Lebanon and have flattened dozens of villages there and emptied\u00a0them of their residents.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Israel\u2019s military said it had intercepted rockets launched by Hezbollah at an area of southern Lebanon that was witnessing operations by Israeli soldiers. The military also said it had struck a launcher that had fired some of the rockets.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military said it identified a suspicious vehicle where its soldiers were operating and fired a warning shot toward it before conducting a strike\u00a0\u201cto remove the threat\u201d.<\/p>\n

Lebanon has been enmeshed in the wider regional war centered on Iran since Hezbollah launched strikes on Israel in support of Tehran on March 2.<\/p>\n

Israel responded by launching an offensive that has killed more than 3,820 people and displaced around\u00a01.2 million people, according to Lebanese authorities.<\/p>\n

At least 28 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon in the latest conflict, according to a Reuters tally of Israeli military announcements, and four Israeli civilians have been killed in Hezbollah attacks.<\/p>\n

Hezbollah has not said how many of its fighters have been killed.<\/p>\n

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