Israel strikes Lebanese village and calls up more troops in the region • FRANCE 24 English

Añadido: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Firefighters doused the flames and first responders combed through the rubble following an Israeli strike on this building in southern Lebanon.

[00:00:09]It was one of several Israeli strikes Monday with the army issuing a new set of evacuation orders for at least 10 Lebanese villages.

[00:00:19]Deadly bombings have continued across the region despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

[00:00:27]And some in the Israeli government are pushing for more of an escalation.

[00:00:32]The far-right Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said in a statement, "It is time for the Prime Minister to bang on Trump's desk and tell him that we are returning to war in Lebanon."

[00:00:43]And Israel's far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, wrote, "The explosive drones harming our fighters are not a decree of fate. For every explosive drone, 10 buildings should fall in Beirut."

[00:00:57]The comments follow the death of an Israeli soldier who was killed by a Hezbollah drone attack on Sunday in northern Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since ordered an escalation in Lebanon meant to crush the militant group.

[00:01:11]What this requires of us now is to increase the blows, to increase the intensity. We will smite them with overwhelming force.

[00:01:19]On Monday, attacks by Hezbollah continued.

[00:01:22]The militant group claimed responsibility for a number of strikes on three barracks and a military post in northern Israel carried out at short intervals around midday. Hezbollah said the attacks were response to the violation of the ceasefire by the Jewish state.