{"id":12943,"date":"2026-02-20T22:43:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12943"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:43:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:43:49","slug":"israeli-attacks-across-lebanon-kill-at-least-eight-people-israel-attacks-lebanon-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12943","title":{"rendered":"Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least eight people | Israel attacks Lebanon News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Lebanon\u2019s official news agency NNA says \u2018Israeli drone\u2019 targeted the Hittin neighbourhood of the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>|<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Updated: 36 minutes ago<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Updated: 36 minutes ago<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Israeli attacks have killed at least eight people in eastern and southern Lebanon, in the latest breach\u00a0of a 2024 ceasefire deal with the armed group, Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon\u2019s official National News Agency (NNA) reported on Friday that air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country killed at least six people and left more than 25 wounded, who were \u201cdistributed across the region\u2019s hospitals\u201d, according to NNA.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Israel\u2019s army said it hit \u201cHezbollah command centres\u201d in the Baalbek area. A Hezbollah source told news agency AFP that a military leader from the armed group was among the dead.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that day, Lebanon\u2019s Ministry of Public Health said at least two people were killed in an Israeli attack on Ein el-Hilweh camp, the country\u2019s largest Palestinian refugee camp, which is located on the outskirts of the southern city of Sidon.<\/p>\n<p>The NNA reported that an \u201cIsraeli drone\u201d had targeted the Hittin neighbourhood of the camp.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces had \u201cstruck a Hamas command centre from which terrorists operated\u201d in response to \u201crepeated violations of the ceasefire understandings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas condemned the attack, which it said led to \u201ccivilian\u201d casualties.<\/p>\n<p>NNA reported that the strike on the refugee camp caused \u201csignificant damage\u201d to a building that had previously been used by the joint Palestinian force responsible for the camp\u2019s security, but was now being rented by an individual to \u201coperate a kitchen distributing food aid\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, Israel conducted a major raid on Ein el-Helweh that killed 13 people, including 11 children, according to the United Nations rights office.<\/p>\n<p>The military said it was targeting Hamas, which called the claim a \u201cfabrication\u201d, stressing the group does not have training facilities in Lebanon\u2019s refugee camps.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-than-10-000-attacks-since-truce\">More than 10,000 attacks since truce<\/h2>\n<p>Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon despite a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with the Hezbollah armed group.<\/p>\n<p>According to the UN, the Israeli military launched more than 10,000 air and ground attacks in the year since it agreed to halt hostilities.<\/p>\n<p>The UN rights office said in November last year that it verified at least 108 civilian casualties from Israeli attacks since the ceasefire, including at least 21 women and 16 children.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon\u00a0filed a complaint\u00a0with the UN last month about the repeated Israeli violations, urging the UN Security Council to push Israel to end its attacks and fully withdraw from the country.<\/p>\n<p>Israel continues to occupy five areas in Lebanese territory, blocking the reconstruction of destroyed border villages and preventing tens of thousands of displaced people from returning to their homes.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Lebanon said an Israeli strike near the Syrian border in the country\u2019s east killed four people, as Israel said it targeted operatives from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) armed group in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanon\u2019s official news agency NNA says \u2018Israeli drone\u2019 targeted the Hittin neighbourhood of the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. 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