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Israeli drone strikes kill 4 near Beirut; southern raids kill at least 13 amid truce
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What we know
Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people, while airstrikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 13 more, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, AP, PBS and Lebanese authorities reported.
The Beirut-adjacent drone hits — on the highway toward Sidon and a road toward the Chouf — marked another escalation since the April 17 U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah. Al Jazeera put Saturday's nationwide toll at least at 24. Israel said Hezbollah fired explosive drones that wounded three Israeli soldiers; Hezbollah claimed multiple attacks inside Lebanon and a drone strike on Misgav Am. A new round of U.S.-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks is still scheduled for May 14–15 in Washington despite Beirut's demand that strikes stop first.
What's confirmed
- AP/PBS: Three drone strikes south of Beirut killed four; southern airstrikes killed at least 13, including a father and 12-year-old daughter in Nabatiyeh (AP, PBS).
- Al Jazeera: At least 24 killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon Saturday despite the ceasefire; Washington talks still planned for May 14–15 (Al Jazeera).
- AFP/France 24: Strikes hit south Lebanon and the Saadiyat highway outside Hezbollah's traditional strongholds; among the most intense days of the three-week-old truce (AFP).
- AP: IDF said Hezbollah drones wounded three soldiers, one seriously; Hezbollah claimed several attacks and a drone on Misgav Am (AP).
- Independent: Same Beirut-suburb and southern toll framing; first capital-area escalation pattern since a Wednesday strike Israel said killed a senior Hezbollah official (Independent).
What's still developing
- Whether Lebanon proceeds with Washington talks if strikes continue at this pace.
- Updated ministry casualty tallies overnight.
- Any formal change to the April ceasefire terms after capital-area drone strikes.
Sources
- AP — Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13 link
- PBS — Israeli drone strikes kill 4 near Beirut as southern airstrikes kill at least 13 link
- Al Jazeera — Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 24 link
- AFP — At least 9 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon despite truce link
- Independent — Israeli airstrikes kill at least 13 in Lebanon as drone strikes near Beirut leave four dead link
- The Hindu — Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill four; southern airstrikes claim at least 13 lives link