At least 9 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon despite truce

On May 9, 2026, Israel conducted strikes across Lebanon, killing at least nine people in the south, according to authorities. The attacks targeted villages and a highway near Beirut, despite a three-week ceasefire with Hezbollah. Lebanon's health ministry reported that the strikes injured 15 people, including three children, and killed a Syrian father and his 12-year-old daughter in the city of Nabatieh.