Israel triggers huge explosion in southern Lebanon
A massive explosion triggered by the Israeli military shook the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun.

A massive explosion triggered by the Israeli military shook the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun.






![US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a meeting with State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, on June 26, 2026. [Ken Ceden/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/image-1782500650.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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