A period of relative calm on Monday gave way to Israeli troops in Nabatieh al-Fawqa opening fire on a group of workers with a bulldozer who were reportedly clearing the roadways in the area, killing two and wounding two others. The IDF declared them “terrorists.”
The newest report from the Lebanese Health Ministry reported 17 new deaths in the past 24 hours, though as yet it’s not clear where those all occurred. Their overall war death toll rose substantially in the past week, up to 4,192 killed and 12,171 wounded now despite the fact that there was already a ceasefire in place, and another ceasefire was declared on top of that Friday evening, after scores were killed.
Another incident earlier on Tuesday morning saw IDF troops open fire to scare off a group of mourners heading to the cemetery for a burial in Haddath, in Bint Jbeil District. The mourners were being accompanied by the Lebanese Army at the time.
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
The IDF troops, however, fired warning shots to chase them off, because the cemetery was presently the location of 3 Merkava battle tanks and an IDF military bulldozer. The IDF also reported a strike in Kfar Tebnit, and Israeli drones dropped stun grenades on someone near Aita al-Jabal. They also dropped a stun grenade on empty vehicle in Baraachit.
Negotiations are scheduled to begin today for yet another ceasefire, though Israeli officials made clear they will neither agree to withdraw from Lebanon nor stop attacking Lebanon, so it’s likely to go about as well as the last several did.
Though the live fire attacks by Israel led to some accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire, and the occupation of Lebanese territory as violating their sovereignty, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar insisted in commented that they view Iran and Hezbollah as wholly to blame, and that they are the ones violating Lebanon’s sovereignty, apparently by giving Israel a pretext to occupy them.
