At Least 22 Killed in Israeli Attacks on Lebanon in 24 Hours: Ministry

19/05/2026

At least 22 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the past 24 hours, according to the country’s Health Ministry, despite a 45-day ceasefire extension. 
  
The total death toll since March 2 when the fighting resumed between Israel and Hezbollah has reached 3,042, the ministry said in a statement published on Tuesday, 24 hours after reporting 3,020 deaths. 
 
According to the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA), at least six people have been killed since dawn. 
  
In southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh area, an Israeli warplane levelled a home in the al-Mahfara neighborhood of the municipality of Kfar Sir, north of the Litani River, killing four people and injuring two others, the NNA reported. 
  
In a separate incident in the municipality of Harouf, a drone attack targeted a vehicle parked near the municipality building, killing one person and injuring a municipal council member. At least two people were injured in the vehicle, one critically, including a man preparing to distribute bread to town residents when the strike occurred. 
  
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