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Israel bombed Lebanon again and left at least 17 dead

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has also ordered the Israeli army to control 70% of the Gaza Strip.

Sidon (Lebanon), 28/05/2026.- People inspect the site targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern coastal city of Sidon, Lebanon, 28 May 2026. At least four people were killed and several others injured in the attack. On 27 May, Israel had designated all regions south of the Zahrani River in Lebanon, roughly 40km from the border, including Tyre, as 'combat zones' and ordered locals to leave in anticipation of attacks against Hezbollah. Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed over 3,275 people and injured more than 9,850, as of 28 May, since the renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. (Líbano, Hizbulá/Hezbolá) EFE/EPA/STRINGER

Israel has bombed several points in Lebanon despite the ceasefire.

At least 17 people, including three children and one military officer, have been killed in Israeli army shelling of Lebanon, despitethe ceasefire agreed in April.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Israeli army is "stepping up" its offensive in Lebanon, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,200 people since early March despite a ceasefire and negotiations with the Lebanese government to try to reach a peace agreement.

The latest large-scale clashes broke out on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in response to the assassination of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The parties agreed to a ceasefire in November 2024, after 13 months of fighting, in the context of the attacks of 7 October 2023. However, since then, Israel has continued to carry out frequent bombings of the country and has maintained its military presence at various points, claiming that it was acting against Hezbollah, a situation repeatedly denounced by Beirut and the armed group.

Netanyahu orders 70% of the Gaza Strip

Netanyahu also claimed on Thursday that he had ordered the Israeli army to control 70% of the Gaza Strip over the so-called 'yellow line' from which Israeli troops retreated, a limit set in the agreement reached with Hamas in October last year to implement the first phase of US President Donald Trump's proposal.

"We are now in a process where we are managing our forces on many fronts. We need to put pressure on Hezbollah (in Lebanon). We are currently putting pressure on Hamas. We control 60% of the territory of the Gaza Strip and my mandate is to reach 70%, "Netanyahu said at an event in an educational organization broadcast on Israeli television.

The Gaza Ministry of Health said on Thursday that since the ceasefire entered into force, 922 people have been confirmed dead and 2,786 injured, and 781 bodies have been recovered from areas where Israeli forces have retreated.

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