New Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills seven, including a young girl Lebanon said on Saturday that a new Israeli air strike in the south of the country had killed seven people, including a young girl. The strike was part of a series of bombardments carried out by the Israeli army despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Cars drive past the wreckage of a vehicle targeted by an Israeli strike on the highway between Beirut and Sidon in the Saadiyat area on 9 May 2026 (Fadel Itani/AFP)