At least 5 civilians and one Lebanese army soldier were killed Saturday in Israeli airstrikes across multiple locations in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese officials. The strikes are part of the IDF's ongoing campaign against Hezbollah targets in the region, the military says. The figures are based on local reports and not independently verified.
Lebanese officials reported on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon killed at least five civilians and one Lebanese army soldier. The figure was published in a desk-reviewed report citing Lebanese sources, as of 13:42 Jerusalem. The strikes hit multiple locations, including the village of Berscheet — where four members of one family were earlier reported killed, as The Zioneer reported at 11:03 Jerusalem based on Lebanese media.
This update refines a casualty count that has climbed throughout the day. The thread began at 01:57 Jerusalem with a first, unverified report of powerful strikes continuing into the morning. By the same timestamp, a second bulletin cited Lebanese sources claiming at least five killed; a third, also at 01:57, raised the toll to seven including the four family members in Berscheet. The current draft from Lebanese officials now provides a breakdown — five civilians, one soldier — but remains based on local reporting and has not been independently verified.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Saturday (10:41 Jerusalem), the Israeli Air Force struck dozens of Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon and the Beqaa region, killing at least 12, in what the IDF described as a response to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire. The Lebanese army soldier's identity and unit were not specified. Previous Israeli strikes in the region have often yielded mixed casualty figures, with local sources sometimes not distinguishing between Hezbollah operatives and civilians.
Combatant status for the five civilians reported killed remains unclear. The overall casualty figures from separate strikes earlier Saturday — at least seven killed including the family in Berscheet — have not been reconciled with the new breakdown.
6 developments
- DevelopingLebanese media: Multiple operatives killed in the same IDF strike in southern Lebanon
- StrongLebanese Health Ministry: 15 killed, 70 wounded in IDF strikes on southern Lebanon yesterday
- StrongLebanese media: 7 killed in four separate IDF strikes in southern Lebanon
- Developing18 killed, IDF strikes 150 targets in South Lebanon as ceasefire violations mount
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