RismadarVoice Reporters, June 18, 2026
Israeli air raids in southern Lebanon have killed at least three people, according to Lebanese state media, even as a recently signed US-Iran interim agreement calls for a halt to hostilities across multiple fronts, including Lebanon.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that an Israeli drone strike on Thursday hit a car near the town of Kfar Tebnit, killing two people. In a separate incident in Zabadin, another Israeli strike killed one person, the agency said.
NNA also reported that a further drone attack in Beit Yahoun, located in the Nabatieh governorate, left two people injured.
The latest strikes come amid renewed international pressure on Israel to scale back its military operations in Lebanon and withdraw forces under the terms of the US-Iran agreement aimed at extending a broader ceasefire.
However, the Israeli military on Thursday published a map indicating what it described as its current positions inside southern Lebanon, extending roughly 10 kilometres into Lebanese territory along a so-called “Yellow Line” a boundary framework similar to that used in Gaza operations.
The map also appeared to extend into Lebanese maritime territory, a move that could potentially conflict with the 2022 Lebanon–Israel maritime border agreement brokered by the United States, which secured exploration rights for Lebanon’s Qana gas field.
Regional tensions remain high, with reports suggesting political pressure within Israel for a tougher stance on the US-brokered arrangement. A lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party was quoted as saying Israel must resist withdrawal and intensify military operations in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, analysts say the situation on the ground remains volatile despite reports of reduced intensity in Israeli air operations in recent days, with continued drone strikes and cross-border attacks contributing to ongoing instability along the Lebanon–Israel frontier.
