Fresh Israeli attacks kill 2 in southern Lebanon in latest ceasefire violation

A new wave of Israeli strikes have killed two people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanese media reported, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement reached following an interim deal between the US and Iran.

According to the state news agency NNA, an Israeli drone hit a vehicle near Kfar Rumman, killing two people.

The agency earlier said Israeli soldiers fired at a vehicle in the al-Deir neighborhood of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in Nabatieh, and at another near a former army barracks in the same town.

In a separate incident, an Israeli drone dropped two stun grenades on the town of Baraashit in the Bint Jbeil district, according to the agency.

The NNA also reported intensive Israeli drone activity over the southern cities of Sidon and Tyre, as well as Beirut’s southern suburbs.

The attacks came a day after two people were killed and a third was wounded by Israeli gunfire on Tuesday while carrying out road-opening works in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

On June 18, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding and launched negotiations in Switzerland on Sunday through Pakistani and Qatari mediation to reach a broader agreement ending their war that began when the US and Israel launched attacks on Tehran on Feb. 28.

The memorandum includes provisions affirming respect for Lebanon’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Israel continues to occupy areas in southern Lebanon, some held for decades and others seized during the 2023-2024 war. During its latest offensive, Israeli forces advanced more than 10 kilometers into Lebanese territory.

Since March 2, 2026, Israel’s offensive in Lebanon has killed 4,192 people, wounded 12,171 others and displaced more than one million people, according to Lebanese official figures.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio