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Despite “Ceasefire,” Israel Killed 83 in Lebanon on Friday

HeadlineJun 22, 2026

On Saturday, Iran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again after Israel killed 83 people in Lebanon. On Friday, Israel said it would agree to a new ceasefire in Lebanon, but Israel is refusing to end its occupation of southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers on Friday.
Residents of southern Lebanon have decried the ongoing Israeli attacks. This is Abbas Ezzedine in the town of Barish, where Israel struck a three-story building.

Abbas Ezzedine: “There was an airstrike this morning on this house. It was targeted by Israeli warplanes at 8:30 a.m. People were sleeping inside: children, a woman, her two children and her husband, and a young civilian. They were all civilians sleeping peacefully in their home. It was supposed to be a ceasefire yesterday from the Israeli enemy.”

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