Israeli strikes kill at least 10 in southern Lebanon; Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers

Friday, May 1, 2026Confirmed

World Desk

What we know

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 10 people Friday, including six in Habboush near Nabatiyeh after an Israeli evacuation warning, while Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel, AP, NBC and Al Jazeera reported. Two Israeli soldiers were lightly wounded in a Hezbollah drone impact near the border, Israeli media said; the Israeli military confirmed an explosive drone fell in northern Israel.

Lebanon's Health Ministry put the war death toll at 2,618 killed and 8,094 wounded since March 2. Fighting has continued despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that took effect April 17 and was later extended. Al Jazeera cited at least 12 killed Friday including a child, with additional deaths near Tyre and Nabatieh; IFRC officials separately condemned strikes that have killed Red Cross volunteers.

What's confirmed

AP/NBC: Friday airstrikes killed at least 10 in southern Lebanon; Habboush strike killed six including a woman and a child after an evacuation warning (AP, NBC).
Al Jazeera: At least 12 killed Friday including a child; Israel demolished houses, a convent and a school in southern operations (Al Jazeera).
AP/NBC: Hezbollah claimed multiple drone and rocket launches; two Israeli soldiers lightly wounded near Margaliot (AP, NBC).
AP: Health Ministry toll reached 2,618 dead and 8,094 wounded; April 17 ceasefire remains in force on paper (AP).

What's still developing

Whether Washington presses Israel and Hezbollah to harden the fraying April 17 ceasefire.
Full accounting of Friday's Habboush and Tyre-area casualties versus prior-day Kfar Rumman toll.
Follow-up on Red Cross volunteer casualties and hospital capacity in Tyre.

Sources

AP — Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people as a Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers link
NBC — Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people as a Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers link
Al Jazeera — At least 12 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon link
CP24 — Israel strikes southern Lebanon, killing 4; Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers (AP) link
BBC — Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says link