2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said one person was killed and 12 wounded in an Israeli strike in the town of Tebnine Wednesday and another eight wounded in overnight strikes on the village of Burj al-Shemali. Artillery shelling also targeted the areas of Mansouri and Majdal Zoun, the state-run National News Agency said. Israeli military vehicles, left, are seen stationed among homes in the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, occupied by Israeli forces, is seen from the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari) A man removes a damaged scooter from the debris of a destroyed house that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Burj al-Shamali, southern Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari) A Lebanese family takes shade under the damaged solar panels of their destroyed house in the village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, south Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug.
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There was no statement from the Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli army launched strikes Wednesday in southern Lebanon in response to what it described as Hezbollah’s violation of the ceasefire and called on residents of the village of Mansouri to flee — the first such warning Israel has issued in Lebanon for weeks.