Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:49:11 +0500 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:49:11 +0500 60 At least five killed in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon despite ceasefire https://english.aaj.tv/news/330460526/at-least-five-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-south-lebanon-despite-ceasefire <p><strong>At ​least five people were killed ‌in Israeli air strikes and drone attacks in southern Lebanon on Saturday, ​Lebanese state media reported, just ​hours after a ceasefire between ⁠Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah ​group took effect.</strong></p> <p>State news agency NNA ​said Israeli warplanes and drones carried out a series of strikes across the ​Nabatieh area overnight and into ​Saturday morning, destroying residential buildings and homes, while ‌Israeli ⁠artillery shelled Nabatieh and its outskirts before dawn.</p> <p>Israel and Hezbollah agreed to the ceasefire on Friday ​following an ​escalation ⁠in hostilities in Lebanon, according to a U.S. ​official.</p> <p>A senior Israeli official and ​two ⁠Hezbollah sources confirmed the agreement to Reuters. The U.S. official said ⁠the ​truce was to ​begin at 4pm on Friday.</p> At ​least five people were killed ‌in Israeli air strikes and drone attacks in southern Lebanon on Saturday, ​Lebanese state media reported, just ​hours after a ceasefire between ⁠Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah ​group took effect.

State news agency NNA ​said Israeli warplanes and drones carried out a series of strikes across the ​Nabatieh area overnight and into ​Saturday morning, destroying residential buildings and homes, while ‌Israeli ⁠artillery shelled Nabatieh and its outskirts before dawn.

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to the ceasefire on Friday ​following an ​escalation ⁠in hostilities in Lebanon, according to a U.S. ​official.

A senior Israeli official and ​two ⁠Hezbollah sources confirmed the agreement to Reuters. The U.S. official said ⁠the ​truce was to ​begin at 4pm on Friday.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330460526 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:02:11 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. -- Reuters