Israeli
strike kills Lebanese general amid war against Hezbollah
The
Israel Defense Forces said it is reviewing Saturday’s strike on a vehicle that
killed two Lebanese army officers and a soldier.
June 7,
2026 1:42 pm CET
By
Ferdinand Knapp
https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-killed-lebanese-general-amid-war-against-hezbollah/
Both
Israel and Lebanon are mourning military casualties amid another weekend of
violence, despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire between the two countries.
On
Sunday, Israeli media reported that two Israeli soldiers had been killed in
separate incidents in southern Lebanon.
A day
earlier, Israel killed a Lebanese general, a captain and a soldier in an
airstrike on a moving vehicle.
Both the
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces confirmed the strike
on Saturday. The Lebanese military published photos showing the vehicle
completely destroyed. Beirut described the strike as “an Israeli aggressive and
barbaric raid,” while the IDF said the vehicle had been moving “suspiciously
towards IDF soldiers” in an “active combat zone.”
“The IDF
is reviewing the incident, and lessons will be learned accordingly. The IDF
operates against the Hezbollah terrorist organization, not against the Lebanese
Army,” the Israeli military said in a statement.
Clashes
between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group continued over the weekend
after the militant organization rejected a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal on
Thursday. Hezbollah is conducting its attacks from Lebanese territory.
Israel’s
air force continued heavy bombardment of Lebanon over the weekend. In a social
media post, the air force said its planes struck 150 targets that it described
as Hezbollah “terror infrastructures.”
On
Sunday, Israel said it had intercepted two projectiles launched from Lebanon
toward northern Israel, with IDF warning residents of the southern Lebanese
city of Tyre to evacuate ahead of possible strikes, according to a Reuters
report.
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