12 People Killed After Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanese Village

Tue Sep 08 2026 04:24:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese village Kfar Roummane leave 12 dead, including children and paramedics, as tensions with Hezbollah rise.

Israeli forces carried out a series of nighttime airstrikes in Kfar Roummane, southern Lebanon, killing 12 civilians and injuring several others. The strikes destroyed a three‑storey residential building and targeted a vehicle carrying medical personnel, raising concerns over violations of international law. Lebanese officials claim the attacks target civilians with no links to Hezbollah, while the Israeli military cites retaliation for a drone assault on its troops. The incident adds to a growing death toll across the region and threatens the fragile ceasefire brokered with the United States.

Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roummane have left 12 people dead, including children and paramedics, the Lebanese health ministry said after the attacks.

The first strike destroyed a three‑storey residential building near the village’s Shuyuiya roundabout shortly after midnight, killing eleven people and injuring eight, including three children, a paramedic and a member of the Islamic Health Association, an emergency service linked to Hezbollah. A second strike hit a vehicle carrying paramedics from the Islamic Risala Scout Association, killing one and injuring two. Both groups are emergency services affiliated to Hezbollah‑aligned movements.

Israeli officials say the attacks targeted infrastructure sites belonging to the Shia militant group Hezbollah and individuals transferring weapons, following an explosive drone assault on Israeli troops in the nearby Ali al‑Taher ridge area. They note that an assessment of civilian casualties is underway, citing that the attacks were aimed at legitimate military targets.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the deadly escalation, warning that it jeopardises the June ceasefire negotiated with the United States, which calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah. He urged the international community to pressure Israel to halt further attacks.

Local residents report growing fear and repeated displacement as the bombardments intensify. One mother of five children, who fled a house explosion, said she was planning to move her family to Sidon for safety. She expressed her distress over the targeting of civilians.

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced that the strikes also removed several Hezbollah fighters and destroyed additional terrorist infrastructure across the Nabatieh area. Hezbollah’s parliamentary representatives declined to comment but reiterated resistance against Israel during a recent meeting.

The conflict, sparked in March by Hezbollah rockets in retaliation for an Israeli strike that killed Iran’s supreme leader, has seen at least 4,362 Lebanese deaths, including 395 women and 259 children, according to the national health ministry. The total toll includes combatants and civilians and has spurred international concern.