{"id":3943,"date":"2026-08-06T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=3943"},"modified":"2026-08-06T05:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:00:03","slug":"middle-east-live-israeli-military-says-two-soldiers-killed-in-southern-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=3943","title":{"rendered":"Middle East live: Israeli military says two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East live: Israeli military says two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T03:48:53+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 05:48<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T04:39:13+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 06:39<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/93bfe5f8-9117-11f1-be92-005056bfb2b6\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/FOTO-ISRAEL-LIBANO-BOMBARDEO-MANSOURI.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/93bfe5f8-9117-11f1-be92-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/p:16x9\/FOTO-ISRAEL-LIBANO-BOMBARDEO-MANSOURI.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/93bfe5f8-9117-11f1-be92-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/p:16x9\/FOTO-ISRAEL-LIBANO-BOMBARDEO-MANSOURI.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/93bfe5f8-9117-11f1-be92-005056bfb2b6\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/FOTO-ISRAEL-LIBANO-BOMBARDEO-MANSOURI.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Smoke rises from a hill following Israeli air strikes, near the village of Mansouri, Lebanon, 5 August 2026.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Smoke rises from a hill following Israeli air strikes, after the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning to the village of Mansouri, Lebanon, August 5, 2026 in this screengrab obtained from social media.        \u00a9 Reuters    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                \u2060Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the military said Thursday, where Israel has been fighting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Meanwhile,\u00a0Iran said an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, while US President Donald Trump suggested a deal could be announced within days.\u00a0Follow our live blog for the latest developments.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ574066-F24-EN-20260806\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div style=\"display: none\">\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T04:39:13+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 06:39<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Oil prices slip as Iran cites progress with Oman on Hormuz agreement<\/h2>\n<p>Oil prices trended lower on Thursday on the progress in Iran-Oman talks, with investors cautiously waiting for signs of a US-Iran peace deal and progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Brent crude futures fell 33 cents, \u200bor 0.42 percent, \u200cto $79.12 a barrel by 04:18 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate futures declined 42 cents, or \u20600.56 percent, to $74.80 a barrel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Brent settled up slightly on Wednesday, while WTI edged lower. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through \u200cthe Strait of Hormuz, and a joint announcement is being finalised, provided certain third parties did not \u2060interfere, Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T03:48:40+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 05:48<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israeli military says two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon<\/h2>\n<p><span>Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the military said Thursday, where Israel has been fighting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T03:48:08+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 05:48<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Tanker reports explosions in Hormuz: maritime agency<\/h2>\n<p>An oil tanker reported hearing explosions while transiting the Hormuz strait near Oman, a British maritime agency said Thursday, as Tehran and Muscat hold talks to jointly manage the key waterway.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Master of a tanker has reported hearing two explosions whilst transiting in the Strait of Hormuz,&#8221; the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on X, an incident that occurred about ten miles (16 kilometres) southeast of Kumzar, Oman.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The report confirms that crew and vessel are safe. No environmental damage has been reported,&#8221; UKMTO said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T03:47:39+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 05:47<\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T03:47:27+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 05:47<\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260806-iran-says-hormuz-deal-with-oman-in-final-stage-as-trump-signals-breakthrough\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0said Wednesday it is in the &#8220;final stage&#8221;\u00a0of drafting an agreement with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/oman\/\" target=\"_self\">Oman<\/a>\u00a0over the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_self\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\u00a0, and US\u00a0President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0has said a deal could be announced this week.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>US Vice President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_self\">JD Vance<\/a>\u00a0acknowledged Wednesday that it can seem like the U.S. is not making progress in Iran, describing the effort to end the war as &#8220;messy&#8221;\u00a0and that &#8220;it\u2019s going to take some time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Iranian-backed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/houthi-rebels\/\" target=\"_self\">Houthi rebels<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/yemen\/\" target=\"_self\">Yemen<\/a>\u00a0claimed Wednesday they had fired ballistic missiles toward a Saudi oil tanker on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/red-sea\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Sea<\/a>\u00a0off the Saudi port of Yanbu, without providing evidence. There was no immediate comment from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_self\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The shaky ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\">Hezbollah<\/a>\u00a0grew more volatile Wednesday, as the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning to residents of the southern Lebanese village of Mansouri,\u00a0the first such warning in weeks. Later, the Israeli military said it had begun\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260805-israel-resumes-military-strikes-on-southern-lebanon-as-rome-hosts-peace-talks\" target=\"_self\">conducting &#8220;precise strikes<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0in southern\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\">Lebanon<\/a>\u00a0in response to what it described as &#8220;a blatant violation of the ceasefire&#8221;\u00a0that had largely held since June 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Donald Trump\">    Donald Trump<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Israel\">    Israel<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/middle-east\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Middle East\">    Middle East<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East live: Israeli military says two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon Middle East&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3945,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3943\/revisions\/3945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}