An Israeli official said Israel would not withdraw from Gaza before 2026 as the occupation army is widening roads, building substantial outposts and installing long-term infrastructure.
Breaking: Four Israeli Soldiers Killed in Southern Lebanon, 17 Injured according to Hebrew media
CrossFireArabia- June 19, 2026
The Israeli army announced, Friday, the deaths of four of its soldiers, including a battalion commander, in clashes with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon.
The army confirmed the death of the commander of Battalion 52, of 32-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simon, and three other soldiers whose identities are yet to be released.
The Israeli army stated the previous night witnessed what it described as “difficult and complex” confrontations.
Earlier, the Israeli media reported that the Adam Settlement Council, northeast Jerusalem, stated one of its soldiers was killed in fighting in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation also reported that a senior officer from the 36th Division of the Israeli army was wounded in the clashes in southern Lebanon the previous night.
Israel Commits Massacres in Southern Lebanon
On another front, 16 people were killed and several others wounded since dawn, Friday, in a series of Israeli airstrikes on villages in southern Lebanon. These strikes are the most intense since the US-Iran agreement, which stipulates an end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, according to the official Lebanese National News Agency.
The agency reported Israel “committed several massacres at dawn, Friday, after targeting populated homes in several villages in southern Lebanon with airstrikes.”
The agency stated that the intense Israeli raids resulted in the deaths of 16 people in the Nabatieh Governorate, including eight in the town of Harouf, four in the Ash’amiyah area between the towns of Sharqiyah and Doueir, and three in the town of Kfarsir. An additional person was killed in an airstrike that targeted a motorcycle in the town of Doueir.
The Israeli raids in the same governorate also targeted the city of Nabatieh, the towns of Kfar Tebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa, the Rihan Heights, the Kfarjouz area, and the towns of Kfarman, Zibdine, Haboush, Sajd, Jabal al-Rafie, Jebchit, Qasiba, and Kfardjal.
