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  "path": "/partner/israeli-strikes-hit-south-lebanon",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17T07:37:42.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIsraeli forces carried out airstrikes on several areas of south Lebanon on Wednesday, defying a Middle East peace deal that includes Lebanon, state media reported.\n\nLebanon's National News Agency said warplanes struck Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the eastern outskirts of nearby Kfar Tebnit. A separate drone strike hit the town of Ansariyeh in the Zahrani area.\n\n### Why did Israel attack Lebanon after the peace deal?\n\nIsrael has continued strikes in south Lebanon despite Monday's US-Iran agreement to end the wider Middle East war. Lebanese officials say the attacks have killed at least five people since the deal was announced.\n\nIsrael has not publicly explained the strikes, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces would remain in Lebanon for as long as necessary.\n\n### What is the current situation in south Lebanon?\n\nViolence has eased overall since the ceasefire announcement, allowing some south Lebanon residents to return and check on their homes and villages. However, the Lebanese army has urged people to delay returning, warning of the risk of further Israeli attacks.\n\nLebanon's health ministry said Tuesday that the overall death toll from Israeli strikes since the war began had risen to 3,826, as rescue workers continued recovering bodies from the rubble.\n\n### How did Lebanon become involved in the Middle East war?\n\nHezbollah drew Lebanon into the conflict in early March by firing rockets at Israel. The group said it was retaliating for the killing of Iran's supreme leader in a joint US-Israeli strike. Israel responded with a large-scale air campaign and a ground invasion of southern Lebanon.\n\n### What has Iran said about Israeli forces remaining in Lebanon?\n\nIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that the war could not be considered fully over while Israeli forces stay in territory they occupied during the fighting.\n\nHe said any further Israeli military action in Lebanon, or continued occupation, would violate the understanding reached between the parties. Hezbollah has not claimed any attacks on Israeli targets since Tuesday, and its leader, Naim Qassem, is set to deliver a televised address Wednesday.\n\nQassem had earlier thanked Iran for pushing for a full and permanent halt to Israeli military operations, including in Lebanon.",
  "title": "Several Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon despite Middle East peace deal"
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