Hezbollah Ambush Kills Israeli Soldier, Triggering Massive Retaliatory Barrage

| Apr 27, 2026, 07:45:16 PM | TOI.in
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The U.S.-mediated ceasefire in Lebanon has suffered its deadliest rupture yet. An overnight Hezbollah drone strike killed an Israeli soldier and nearly destroyed a medevac helicopter in the border town of Taybeh. Israel’s response was swift and devastating: a series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon that left 14 people dead, including children—the highest toll since the truce was signed on April 16. With Israel carving out a 10km "buffer zone" and Hezbollah claiming legitimate resistance, the dream of peace is rapidly fading into a new cycle of violence.

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