According to the Lebanese national news agency NNA, the attack took place near the city of Kfar Ruman. Photo: AP
Despite talks with Lebanon, Israel carried out new attacks
Despite the cease-fire, new Israeli attacks are being reported from Lebanon, which are said to be directed against the Shiite movement Hezbollah. According to the Israeli army, two members of Hezbollah were killed today in the south of the country. Meanwhile, talks between Israel and Lebanon continue in Washington with the aim of reaching a comprehensive agreement to end the war.
24 June 2026, 18.11
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Two people were killed today in an Israeli attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon. According to Lebanon’s national news agency NNA, the attack took place near the town of Kfar Ruman when an Israeli drone targeted their vehicle.
The Israeli army previously announced that it had targeted “two armed Hezbollah terrorists who posed a threat” to Israeli troops in the area near the town of Nabati, according to the French news agency AFP.
A fragile cease-fire has been in effect in Lebanon since April 17, but has been regularly violated by both sides since then.
Lebanon was once again at war after Hezbollah began shelling Israel shortly after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran began in early March, which in turn bombed Lebanon and seized a swath of territory in the country’s south.
On Tuesday, representatives of the Israeli and Lebanese governments met in Washington for new talks, in which the United States acts as a mediator, striving to conclude a comprehensive agreement to end Israel’s war with Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran.
Lebanon and Israel are discussing a proposal that, according to foreign news agencies, includes the withdrawal of Israeli forces from part of the territory occupied in the war with Hezbollah, the deployment of the Lebanese army, the return of residents and the start of post-conflict reconstruction.
One of the main points of the fifth round of talks is the establishment of these pilot areas in southern Lebanon. The initiative is designed as the first phase of a broader peace and security agreement, officials from both sides said.
As Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said today in Beirut, the designation of these areas is still subject to discussion and awaits Israeli approval. At the same time, he asserted that the Lebanese government will accept “nothing less than the end of the Israeli occupation and at the same time the end of external tutelage”.
The plan, originally agreed in early June in Washington, states that certain areas between the Litani River and the border with Israel will be under the exclusive control of the Lebanese Armed Forces, excluding Hezbollah and all other non-state armed actors.
According to a Lebanese official, the talks will focus on a timeframe for Israel’s withdrawal, and the plan will not be announced until after the final day of talks on Thursday.
Hezbollah, which is not participating in the talks and rejects peace efforts, rejected the proposal for pilot zones, saying that safe zones for Israel do not exist.
The Lebanese government, which is not a party to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, wants to reach a permanent agreement with Israel that will be independent of Iran and reduce Iranian influence in the country.
The end of the fighting in Lebanon is also part of the agreement on ending the war, which was concluded by the United States and Iran last week. The latter insisted that Lebanon must be included in the agreement.
