Ekhbary News Agency | June 15, 2026
BEIRUT – The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah stated on June 15 that it had attacked an Israeli force attempting to advance in southern Lebanon. This action comes despite a recent US-Iran agreement aimed at ending the Middle East war. According to a Hezbollah statement, fighters from the group used "rockets and drones" to block an Israeli force comprising an excavator and two Merkava tanks that was "advancing" near the town of Kfar Tebnit, close to the southern city of Nabatieh.
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In a subsequent statement late on June 15, Hezbollah added: "The enemy army regrouped its forces in the vicinity of the crossing area by bringing in an armored force consisting of five Merkava tanks and four vehicles. "The mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted them with rocket barrages and artillery shells, and the clashes are still ongoing". Earlier on June 15, an Israeli drone had targeted a car in the same area, "killing its driver," as reported by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). This marked the first deadly strike since the agreement was announced.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, reported fewer clashes on June 15. "We just got an update from our peacekeeping colleagues at UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), who report that from midnight until 4 pm local time today, UNIFIL observed a decrease in violence and exchanges of fire, recording 133 trajectories of projectiles and two airstrikes attributed to the IDF (Israel Defence Force). "No trajectories from Hezbollah or non-State actors were reported during that time". Details of the agreement to end the Middle East war on all fronts have not been made public, but Iran and mediator Pakistan have both stated it includes Lebanon. Lebanon was not informed of the agreement's terms or ceasefire timing, according to an official source speaking to AFP.
