Bint Jbeil

Farmer Survives Israeli Sound Bomb Blast

A Lebanese farmer narrowly escaped injury on Wednesday after an Israeli sound bomb was launched toward him while he was harvesting tobacco on his land in the border town of Aita al-Shaab, located in the Bint Jbeil district. The field is situated opposite the Israeli military post of Rahib. Earlier on Wednesday, an Israeli drone dropped a bomb ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Aita al-Shaab

An Israeli drone strike on Thursday killed Mustafa Mohammad Harisi after targeting a pickup truck in the town of Aita al-Shaab, in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon. In a separate incident, another Israeli drone fired a missile at a forested area near the outskirts of Bayt Lif, also in the Bint Jbeil district. As firefighting teams ...

Southern Lebanon Municipal Elections Reveal a Politically Divided Map

Preliminary, unofficial results from municipal elections in southern Lebanon and Nabatieh suggest a fragmented political landscape, with each major bloc securing strongholds in different areas. Lists backed by the Amal-Hezbollah alliance are reported to have scored victories in the cities of Tyre and Nabatieh. In Jezzine, candidates supported by ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander in Targeted Vehicle

A Hezbollah member has been killed on Tuesday following an Israeli drone strike that targeted a vehicle on the Aitaroun road near the southern town of Bint Jbeil. “A drone attacked the region of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon earlier today and eliminated the commander of a unit in Hezbollah's special operations division,” ...

Three Civilians Killed in Israeli Raid on a House in Bint Jbeil

A woman and two men were killed late on Tuesday evening in an Israeli air strike in Bint Jbeil, a southern Lebanese border town where clashes are a daily occurrence between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah. [gallery link="none" size="large" ids="211297,211298"] The Israeli aircraft carried out a raid on a residential home in the center of ...