Thursday, May 21Thursday, May 21Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued despite a three-week-old ceasefire with Hezbollah, resulting in significant casualties. On Saturday, Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed at least 39 people, including a child in the southern village of Saksakiyeh, where seven others also died and 15 were wounded . The attacks targeted areas beyond Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds, including a highway near Beirut, and were described as some of the most intense since the ceasefire began . Hezbollah retaliated with drone strikes on Israeli soldiers near southern Lebanon . The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that at least 17 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes, with additional drone strikes near Beirut leaving four dead, marking a further escalation .
In a separate development, Israel deported two activists detained from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in late April. The activists, seized by Israeli forces, were held for a week before being deported to Greece. One of the activists, Saif Abu Keshek, delivered a defiant message following his release, while reports confirmed the pair’s detention and subsequent deportation . Meanwhile, over 30 vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived in Türkiye’s Marmaris, preparing to set sail for Gaza as part of ongoing humanitarian efforts .
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