Six Dead After Israeli Airstrike in Lebanon

An airstrike by Israel on a town in eastern Lebanon has killed six people, including four children, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The incident was reported to be separate from a nearby commando operation.

“The Israeli enemy raid on the town of Shmistar in the Baalbek district at dawn resulted in the killing of six citizens, including four children and a woman,” the ministry said in a statement.

This photograph taken during a media tour organised by Hezbollah, shows people inspecting the destruction at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon on March 7, 2026. Hezbollah on March 7 said it confronted Israeli troops that infiltrated an east Lebanon town overnight, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 16 killed in Israeli strikes on the area. (Photo by FADEL Itani / AFP)

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that the victims were members of the same family who had been displaced from the city of Baalbek amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

The strike occurred in the town of Shmistar in the Baalbek district, an area that has witnessed repeated bombardments since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah intensified during the broader regional confrontation.

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