A growing number of Israeli strikes on Lebanon has led to death tolls once again on the rise, despite what is notionally a ceasefire in place between the two countries. The UNIFIL peacekeepers documented 1,296 Israeli military strikes in the past 72 hours.
This left at least 87 people killed over the weekend in over 100 distinct strikes. The UNIFIL similarly noted that incidents of Israeli troops denying them freedom of movement continues on a virtual daily basis.
War monitors reported some 3,688 Israeli strikes from the beginning of the invasion to the start of May, and while May has been in a state of ceasefire throughout those numbers are only down a little bit compared to the overall rate of destruction in the war.
Mourners react during the funeral of people killed in an Israeli strike in Saksakiyeh, in Haret Saida, Sidon district, Lebanon May 10, 2026. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
The Lebanese Health Ministry puts the latest death toll from the war at 2,869, along with 8,730 others wounded and between 20% and 25% of the entire Lebanese population displaced by the war.
Lebanese leaders are urging the US, which brokered the ceasefire, to do something to actually convince Israel to halt the attacks. So far there are no indications any such steps will be taken, and indeed, Israel tends to couch their strikes as retaliation for Hezbollah violating the ceasefire.
Hezbollah was not a party to the negotiated ceasefire, though they seemed to be expected to unilaterally halt all resistance to the Israeli occupation. Hezbollah, however, made clear that they would not honor a ceasefire that didn’t involve Israeli troops withdrawing from the country.
