Kounine
Lebanese village in southern Lebanon; site of Israeli ceasefire violation on 17 April.
Last refreshed: 18 April 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
What happened in Kounine and does it mean the Lebanon ceasefire has already collapsed?
Timeline for Kounine
Struck by Israeli forces killing one civilian
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon truce frays on day one- Was the Lebanon ceasefire broken on day one?
- Lebanon's army reported multiple Israeli violations on 17 April including an airstrike on Kounine that killed one civilian, within hours of the truce taking effect.Source: Lebanon army statement / Reuters
Background
Kounine is a village in southern Lebanon that was struck by an Israeli airstrike within the first 24 hours of the 10-day Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire that took effect on 17 April 2026. One civilian was killed in the strike, which Lebanon's army cited as one of multiple Israeli violations of the truce on its opening day. Benjamin Netanyahu had told his cabinet that the Ceasefire did not apply to Hezbollah operations, a position Lebanon rejected.
The village lies within the area of southern Lebanon that Israeli forces have occupied as a 10-kilometre 'security zone' since the February 2026 escalation. Netanyahu stated that IDF troops would not withdraw from this zone during the truce period, a stance that UNIFIL and the Lebanese government argued was incompatible with the Ceasefire terms.
Kounine sits in the Tyre district, an area with significant Hezbollah presence that has seen repeated strikes throughout the 2026 conflict. The killing of a civilian there on the Ceasefire's first day set the tone for what Lebanese officials described as a pattern of violations.
