Israeli airstrikes and bombardments killed at least 47 people and wounded 97 others in Lebanon on Friday (June 19, 2026),, according to the latest updated toll from the Lebanese Health Ministry.
The dead included at least seven women and two children, and the figures were released as a new ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was due to start.
Israel’s military also said that intense fighting in southern Lebanon killed four soldiers.
The military identified one of the dead, a lieutenant colonel, and said the three others would be identified later.
Lebanon’s state-run news agency says at least 18 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the south overnight.
Israeli airstrikes and bombardments killed at least 47 people and wounded 97 others in Lebanon on Friday (June 19, 2026),, according to the latest updated toll from the Lebanese Health Ministry. The dead included at least seven women and two children, and the figures were released as a new ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was due to start.
Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday (June 19, 2026), a U.S. official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal to end the West Asia war under strain less than two days after it was signed.
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Talks that were scheduled for Friday (June 19) between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland to take the deal to the next stage were postponed amid the fighting, with no new date announced. Israel’s military also said that intense fighting in southern Lebanon killed four soldiers. The military identified one of the dead, a lieutenant colonel, and said the three others would be identified later. Lebanon’s state-run news agency says at least 18 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the south overnight.
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A newly signed deal to end the West Asia conflict was already under strain, after talks in Switzerland were postponed and fighting flared between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The developments came after Iran’s supreme leader announced that he had only allowed the preliminary deal to stop the war from going ahead despite reservations, and as his top negotiator warned Washington, the Islamic Republic stood ready to retaliate in the event of any breach.
