Published on: 2026-06-19
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Jerusalem, June 19 /Xinhua/ — Four Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon on Friday before dawn as a result of an airstrike hitting a vehicle. The Lebanese side stated that as a result of Israeli airstrikes, at least 18 people died.
According to the data of the Israel Defense Forces /IDF/ and Israeli media, among the dead are the commander of an armored battalion and three soldiers.
As noted by the National Information Agency of Lebanon, at least 16 people were killed as a result of a series of Israeli airstrikes on Friday morning on residential areas in the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli host channel Kan TV reported that the incident occurred in the area of the village of Kfar-Tibnit, adding that CAAHAL is clarifying whether the object struck by the tank was a drone with an explosive charge launched by Hezbollah.
In a separate statement, TsAHAL reported that in another incident in the south of Lebanon late on Friday, a drone with explosives launched by Hezbollah seriously wounded an Israeli officer, and four more soldiers received minor injuries.
After these incidents, the CIA dealt blows to Hezbollah targets in several areas of southern Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health’s emergency center data, at least 18 people were killed as a result of a series of Israeli airstrikes on Friday morning on residential neighborhoods in the Nabatiyeh area in southern Lebanon.
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