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Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon as Ceasefire Frays Ahead of Washington Talks

Lebanon’s count of 380 deaths since April 17 shows the ceasefire’s limits.

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Security forces and emergency responders gather around a charred vehicle at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that hit a car, as a covered body lies on the ground, in the coastal town of Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)
Security forces and emergency responders gather around a burning vehicle at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that hit a car, as a man attempts to put out the flames, in the coastal town of Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)

Overview

  • Israeli drones hit vehicles on the highway south of Beirut, killing eight people including two children, after the army warned residents in several southern villages to evacuate.
  • Lebanon’s health minister said Tuesday that 380 people have been killed and 1,122 wounded since the April 17 truce, bringing the death toll since March 2 to 2,882.
  • Rescue workers have come under fire, with two civil defence responders killed in Nabatieh and others wounded while aiding victims, according to health and state media.
  • Israel says its forces carried out a days‑long “special operation” in the Litani River area, continue to operate up to 10 km inside Lebanon along a self‑declared “yellow line,” and have ordered fresh evacuations in the south and the Bekaa Valley.
  • The United States will host a third round of Israel–Lebanon talks on May 14–15, after Lebanon’s president urged Washington to press Israel to halt attacks and as Hezbollah keeps launching rockets and drones that Israel says have killed soldiers.