At least two killed in Israeli attack on Palestinian camp in Lebanon

Lebanon’s official news agency NNA says ‘Israeli drone’ targeted the Hittin neighbourhood of the Ein el-Hilweh camp.Published On 20 Feb 2026At least two people have been killed in an Israeli attack on Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, the latest breach of a 2024 ceasefire deal with the armed group, Hezbollah.Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported on Friday that an “Israeli drone” targeted the Hittin neighbourhood of the Ein el-Hilweh camp, located on the outskirts of the southern city of Sidon.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Deadly tower collapse has locals in Lebanon’s Tripoli asking: Are we next?list 2 of 3Residents in northern Lebanon terrified their buildings will collapselist 3 of 3Lebanon sets four months for second phase of Hezbollah disarmamentend of listLebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said two people were killed in the attack. The NNA had reported earlier that the strike killed a man from the al-Khatib family and wounded several others.The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces had “struck a Hamas command centre from which terrorists operated” in response to “repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings”.NNA reported that the strike caused “significant damage” to a building that had previously been used by the joint Palestinian force responsible for the camp’s security, but was now being rented by an individual to “operate a kitchen distributing food aid”.Last November, Israel conducted a major raid on Ein el-Helweh that killed 13 people, including 11 children, according to the UN rights office.The military said it was targeting Hamas, which called the claim a “fabrication”, stressing the group does not have training facilities in Lebanon’s refugee camps.More than 10,000 attacks since truceIsrael has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon despite a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with armed group Hezbollah.