By: Isaac Kwabena Boadu Date:6th May, 2026
On Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks struck multiple locations across southern and eastern Lebanon, killing at least six people and wounding several others. In Zellaya, western Bekaa, a strike on a home killed four people including two women and an elderly man, among them municipal council head Ali Qassem Ahmad and three family members. Separate attacks in Mefdoun killed two people, while one person died in Adshit in the Nabatieh district. Three paramedics were also injured in Deir Kifa when a drone targeted an Islamic Health Authority team. The Israeli military said the strikes were a response to Hezbollah launching explosive drones and rockets at its soldiers in southern Lebanon on the same day.
The escalation comes amid a ceasefire that began on April 17th, 2026 and was extended through May 17th, 2026. The Israeli army acknowledged on May 5th, 2026 that it had hit about 500 areas in Lebanon since the truce took effect, with five Israeli soldiers killed and 33 injured by Hezbollah fire during that period. Israel also issued new forced displacement orders on May 6th for 12 villages in southern Lebanon, including areas north of the Litani River and, for the first time since the truce, parts of the western Bekaa Valley.
Beirut’s southern suburbs were hit on May 6th for the first time in weeks, according to Lebanese security sources. Since fighting renewed on March 2nd, 2026, Lebanese officials report approximately 2,700 people killed and more than 1.2 million displaced. Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem stated on May 5th that there is no real ceasefire, describing the situation as continuous Israeli-American aggression. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said this week that Lebanon requires a security agreement and an end to Israeli attacks before any meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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