Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 19, including children and women, officials say

Key points

• Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
• Israel did not comment on the reports of casualties in Lebanon.
• The Israel-Hezbollah latest fighting began on March 2 with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group firing rockets at Israel, two days after the United States and Israel attacked Iran.
• In Beirut, the Government said a single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10 people, including three children and three women.
• Three were wounded, including a child.