{"id":1956474,"date":"2026-05-26T09:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1956474"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:56:37","slug":"israeli-strike-on-village-in-eastern-lebanon-kills-12-as-israel-calls-up-more-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1956474","title":{"rendered":"Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12 as Israel calls up more troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/27\/42\/1200x675_cmsv2_8606297b-f2ec-5bda-9d9a-f1eca9b658bb-9772742.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2896746-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896746\" data-cid=\"9773074\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896746-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/74\/189x106_cmsv2_a6d44d12-c8a7-5326-a24f-f84d6fea74a8-9773074.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hun Kim, Chief Partnerships Officer AIIB\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Mobilising private capital to scale digital infrastructure in Asia\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896788-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2896788\" data-cid=\"9773302\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896788-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/33\/02\/189x106_cmsv2_a3d3bb9b-7e5a-569d-83ef-7ea68cf0f339-9773302.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Emergency personnel work at a level crossing where a train collided with a school van in Buggenhout, Belgium, Tuesday, 26 May, 2026. 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The strike hit the village of Mashghara in the Bekaa Valley late on Monday, according to Lebanon&#8217;s state-run National News Agency.<\/p>\n<p>It came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had authorised more intensive strikes targeting the Hezbollah militant group across Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have ordered an even greater acceleration of our operations,&#8221; Netanyahu said in a video statement posted on his Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military did not comment on this particular strike, but said on Monday that it was targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in eastern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli security official said the military had called up an additional battalion to Lebanon. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/19\/40\/808x539_cmsv2_1c1da057-8b5a-54e3-ad6b-309edb5921e6-9761940.jpg\" alt=\"Israel&apos;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, 21 April, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Israel&#8217;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, 21 April, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rescue workers say that a dozen bodies were pulled out of the rubble following an intense wave of overnight strikes targeting parts of southern and eastern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The intensified attacks come three days before Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are set to meet in Washington for direct talks.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah is attacking Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israeli towns, and has vowed to continue fighting until Israel stops its daily airstrikes and withdraws its troops from the country.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, Hezbollah has boasted that it is using new fibre-optic drones that Israeli troops have struggled to intercept, hitting both Israeli troops and northern border villages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Israel and Hezbollah finding ways to go back to &#8220;pre-ceasefire modus operandi&#8221; &#8211; Lebanese Minister<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire, reportedly killing Hezbollah commander<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Israel has updated its defensive guidelines in line with the recent developments in its northern areas, telling people not to gather in large numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat this requires of us now is to increase the blows, to increase the intensity. We will smite them hip and thigh,\u201d Netanyahu said in a video posted on social media Monday ahead of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese government hopes that the direct talks with Israel, opposed by Hezbollah, will lead to a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended his decision to hold talks with Israel, adding that his demand for a complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon was &#8220;non-negotiable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/27\/42\/808x539_cmsv2_b1fc5a3a-ac8e-5d25-a544-94a66a90acf6-9772742.jpg\" alt=\"People who fled Israeli strikes in Dahiyeh sit outside tents used as shelter in Beirut, 15 April, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">People who fled Israeli strikes in Dahiyeh sit outside tents used as shelter in Beirut, 15 April, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over a million people in Lebanon have been displaced in the war, which was sparked by Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel on 2 March in solidarity with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>At least 3,185 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli strikes since the start of the war, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. 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The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.Rescue workers say that a dozen bodies were pulled out of the rubble following an intense wave of overnight strikes targeting parts of southern and eastern Lebanon.The intensified attacks come three days before Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are set to meet in Washington for direct talks.Hezbollah is attacking Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israeli towns, and has vowed to continue fighting until Israel stops its daily airstrikes and withdraws its troops from the country.In recent weeks, Hezbollah has boasted that it is using new fibre-optic drones that Israeli troops have struggled to intercept, hitting both Israeli troops and northern border villages.Israel has updated its defensive guidelines in line with the recent developments in its northern areas, telling people not to gather in large numbers.\u201cWhat this requires of us now is to increase the blows, to increase the intensity. We will smite them hip and thigh,\u201d Netanyahu said in a video posted on social media Monday ahead of the strikes.The Lebanese government hopes that the direct talks with Israel, opposed by Hezbollah, will lead to a ceasefire.On Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended his decision to hold talks with Israel, adding that his demand for a complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon was &#8220;non-negotiable.&#8221;Over a million people in Lebanon have been displaced in the war, which was sparked by Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel on 2 March in solidarity with Iran.At least 3,185 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli strikes since the start of the war, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. 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