Israel kills 4 in Lebanon as Trump slams Netanyahu at G7 summit

3 min readUpdated: Jun 17, 2026 11:11 AM IST

A damaged building and an abandoned car are seen in the southern town of Marjayoun, Lebanon, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo)

Despite a peace deal between the US and Israel to end hostilities at all fronts, multiple Israeli strikes left at least four dead in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The casualties were reported in separate drone attacks on two vehicles in Mayfadoun, while a third attack was launched in Shoukin.

The attacks have drawn public criticism from US President Donald Trump and triggered a warning from Iran.

A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

What Iran said

Accusing Israel of violating the truce in Lebanon 84 times, since the deal was agreed upon by Tehran and the US, Iran threatened to retaliate with a “harsh response” if attacks go on unabated.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier said the deal would be violated if Israel continued to occupy southern Lebanon. “Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end,” he added.

In a phone conversation with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, urged the US to force Israel to stop its war on Lebanon, abstain from demolishing homes, and withdraw from occupied Lebanese territory.

What Trump said at the G7 Summit

Trump on Tuesday slammed Israel publicly for its military tactics in Lebanon, and said its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be “more responsible” with Lebanon. “Without us, without the United States, there would be no Israel. Without me, there would be no Israel, because no other president was willing to do what I did,” he said while speaking at the G7 Summit in France.

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He also said it was not necessary to bomb entire buildings to hunt down Hezbollah, and that it could have derailed his peace deal with Iran. He added that Israel has been fighting the Iran-aligned ⁠Lebanese militia for “too long”.

“Too many people have been killed. You don’t have to knock down an apartment house every time you’re looking for somebody, because there are a lot of people in those apartment houses, and they’re not all Hezbollah,” Trump said.

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