Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill five as Hezbollah claims new attacks
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Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill five, escalating conflict as Hezbollah claims new attacks amid mounting casualties and displacement.
Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least five people on Thursday (March 26, 2026), Lebanese state media said, as Hezbollah militants claimed they had staged a new wave of attacks on Israel.
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The Israeli military announced, meanwhile, the killing of a soldier in fighting in south Lebanon, raising to three the total number of troops killed since Hezbollah drew Lebanon into war with Israel.
Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran, the militant movement’s backer.
Israel has since launched a sustained campaign of bombardment focused mostly, but not solely, on areas where Hezbollah has long held sway, while also sending ground troops across the border in a push to establish a buffer zone by reoccupying swathes of south Lebanon.
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