15 August 2026

15 August 2026 in brief

Lebanon's National News Agency said a pre-dawn Israeli strike in Ansar killed seven people and wounded three, and Lebanese media said three children and two women were among the dead; the IDF said it killed a Radwan Force battalion commander there and that his family were not the target. ^[1] Lebanese media said an Israeli strike on Deir al-Zahrani killed four more people, bringing the number killed in Israeli strikes in south Lebanon that day to 11. ^[1] In Yemen, the director of Mokha port said operations were suspended after more than 25 missiles struck it in recent days, killing seven people. ^[1] Israel's Prime Minister's Office said a Hezbollah attack near the Ali Taher ridge had seriously wounded three soldiers overnight. ^[1] Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said an entire family was killed and called the strikes a clear message on the negotiation process. ^[1]

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