Emergency responders inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon, on 9 May 2026.

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Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills seven including child

Updated 17 hours ago
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Across multiple sources, seven people were killed in a strike on Saksakiyeh in southern Lebanon, including a child, Lebanon’s health ministry said. PBS NewsHour and BBC report additional Israeli strikes nearby killing four people near Beirut and at least 13 in southern Lebanon, with both sides saying operations followed a ceasefire and ongoing exchanges of fire. PBS notes three drone strikes south of Beirut killing four, while BBC emphasizes the child’s death in Saksakiyeh and the broader toll. Washington Times repeats the same casualty pattern but adds no new details about the child. Discrepancies center on the precise locality and total fatalities, with BBC and PBS offering the most corroborated figures.

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Original Reporting (4)
Emergency responders inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon, on 9 May 2026.
BBC News
BBC News
Lean Left
5/9/2026

Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills seven including child

Thirty-nine people have been killed in another day of intense Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the country's health ministry said. One Israeli strike on the southern town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, the ministry said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had been targeting Lebanese.

Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13
Washington Times5/9/2026

Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13

BEIRUT — Three Israel i drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, state media and the Health Ministry said. The three drone strikes south of Beirut marked another.

Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 24
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
5/9/2026

Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 19

Lebanon reels from Israeli strikes despite the ceasefire and upcoming US-hosted talks Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least 24 people despite a United States-brokered ceasefire, now in its third week. In a statement on Saturday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said an Israeli attack on the town of.

Israeli drone strikes kill 4 near Beirut as southern airstrikes kill at least 13
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Lean Left
5/9/2026

Israeli drone strikes kill 4 near Beirut as southern airstrikes kill at least 13

Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Bassem Mroue, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, state media and the Health Ministry.