Father, who was Lebanese, also didn’t resist; the brother, who is also Brazilian, is hospitalized
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Itamaraty – confirmed this Monday (27) the death of three Brazilians from the same family in Lebanon after an attack by Israel. It involves an 11-year-old child and his mother. The father, who was Lebanese, also didn’t resist. His brother, who is also Brazilian, is hospitalized. According to the Itamaraty note, the family was at their residence, in the Bint Jeil district, in South Lebanon, at the time of the Israeli bombing.
“In expressing sincere condolences to the families of the victims, the Brazil reiterates its strongest condemnation of all attacks carried out during the ceasefire, both by Israeli forces and Hezbollah.”, says the note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The Brazilian Embassy in Beirut is in contact with the family of the deceased Brazilians to provide consular assistance, including for their hospitalized son.”, it adds.
In the note, Itamaraty also highlights that the bombing took place at a time when the countries are experiencing a truce, which began on April 16th and was extended for three weeks on April 23rd. “That attack constitutes yet another example of the repeated and unacceptable violations of the ceasefire announced on April 16, which have already resulted in the deaths of dozens of Lebanese civilians, including women and children, as well as a journalist and two French members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)”, says the note.
Tension between Israel and Lebanon
A column of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli air strike on the eastern outskirts of Tire in southern Lebanon on March 24, 2026 │DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP
As Hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel reignited on March 2o, when the group opened fire in support of Iran in the ongoing regional war. THE ceasefire in Lebanon emerged in parallel with Washington’s efforts to resolve its conflict with Tehranalthough Iran has requested that Lebanon be included in any broader truce.
About 2,500 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel went on the offensive following the Hezbollah attack on March 2, according to Lebanese authorities.
On March 16, a 10-day ceasefire began between the two countries. THE The objective was to allow negotiations towards a permanent security and peace agreement. “All parties recognize that Lebanon’s security forces have sole responsibility for Lebanon’s sovereignty and national defense; no other country or group claims to be the guarantor of Lebanon’s sovereignty,” the agreement said.
The countries hold the first direct talks between the two countries in more than 30 years. On April 23, the President of the United States, Donald Trump,
“The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended for THREE WEEKS,” Trump said in a social media post while meeting with envoys from Israel and Lebanon. He also said that there are “great possibilities” of reaching a peace agreement later this year between Israel and Lebanon.
