Israeli airstrikes have continued again today, killing at least seven people across Lebanon, including the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), who was assassinated, along with his teenage daughter. They were killed in an attack on a refugee camp near Baalbek.
The attack have brought the Lebanese Health Ministry’s total war death toll over 3,000 for the first time this week, with 3,020 people having been killed in Israeli attacks, and 9,273 others wounded since the invasion began on March.
The slain from those attacks include at least 292 women and 211 children. Well over 100 paramedics are among the slain as well in a war that has displaced roughly a quarter of the entire Lebanese population.
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Zebdin, Lebanon May 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Israel carried out in excess of 30 strikes against southern Lebanon on Monday as well, claiming all the attacks targeted sites that belong to Hezbollah, though offering no evidence to support those allegations. Israel similarly claimed that multiple people slain were Hezbollah operatives plotting attacks, though no evidence was offered to that effect either.
Locals said the strikes seemed to be picking up intensity in recent days, despite the recent announcement of a 45 day extension of the ceasefire. Since the ceasefire began last month, several hundred people have been killed in the daily attacks.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun expressed his intentions to “do the impossible” and make peace with Israel. So far, that effort seems to be yielding little, as the war seems to continue apace.
