Israeli strike kills 7 in Lebanon, a vessel attacked in Hormuz and other news from the Middle East

On 15 August 2026, Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, including three children according to Anadolu, despite the ceasefire. Earlier reports put the toll at seven. Israel said the strikes followed a Hezbollah attack that seriously wounded three Israeli soldiers, and that one strike killed a battalion commander of Hezbollah's Radwan force near Tyre.

Hezbollah threatened to retaliate. France 24 wrote that the deadly strikes put peace talks at risk, and El País called it the deadliest Israeli attack of the ceasefire. Separately, a vessel was reported attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.