South Lebanon

Hezbollah Member Killed in Israeli Drone Strike in Aita al-Shaab

One person was killed on Sunday morning in an Israeli drone attack targeting a vehicle in the border village of Aita al-Shaab. According to reports, the victim was identified as Hassan Nehmeh al-Zein, owner of a café in the area. Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee confirmed in the afternoon that Israel had eliminated a Hezbollah ...

Rockets in South Lebanon: A Message of Military and Political Escalation

Lebanese security services are working to identify those truly responsible for the rockets launched from southern Lebanon toward Israel on Saturday. Military intelligence views the attack as suspicious, believing it is an attempt to drag Lebanon back into war. In response, Lebanese authorities are intensifying diplomatic efforts—particularly ...

Israeli Airstrikes in South Lebanon Resume Fiercely, Causing Casualties

Tension has been prevailing since Saturday morning on the southern front, after six rockets were fired towards Metula from southern Lebanon, three of which penetrated Israeli airspace and were intercepted, according to Israeli military sources. The Israeli air force launched on Saturday afternoon a wide aerial attack. The Israeli army claimed ...

Israeli Army Opens Fire on Lebanese Citizen, Launches Airstrikes on South and Beqaa

Three Israeli fighter jets carried out air raids on the outskirts of Jbaa and al-Bureij in southern Lebanon on Thursday night. The strikes were accompanied by low-altitude flights over the South and the Beqaa. The warplanes fired four missiles, targeting areas between Jbaa, Zhalti and Senya in the South. In the Beqaa, two additional airstrikes ...

UNIFIL Celebrates 47th Anniversary Amid Fragile Ceasefire in Southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked on Wednesday the 47th anniversary of its establishment, amidst a fragile truce in southern Lebanon. Since its inception in 1978, UNIFIL's mandate has included overseeing the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the South and aiding the Lebanese government in restoring its authority in the ...

Mandolesi: UNIFIL's Cooperation with Lebanese Army Key to Maintaining Peace

In a statement during a university workshop in Tyre on Wednesday, the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) West Sector, Nicola Mandolesi, emphasized the critical role of UNIFIL's presence “in maintaining peace and stability” in Lebanon. He noted that “cooperation with local communities and the Lebanese Armed ...

Tensions Resume in South Lebanon Amid Israeli Overflights of Several Regions

Tensions resumed in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening after a day of relative calm. Around 9:30 PM, an automatic weapon sweep operation was carried out from the Israeli site of Dahr al-Jamal, near Ramya in the Bint Jbeil district, targeting the Hadab and Khallet Warde areas near the border village of Aita al-Shaab. At the same time, Israeli ...

Escalation on the Lebanon-Israel Border: Airstrikes, Tensions and Repression Threats

Sunday saw a resurgence of tensions in southern Lebanon, along the border with Israel. Around two o'clock in the morning, two consecutive Israeli drone strikes killed two people. The first strike, targeting a car in Yater, in the Bint Jbeil district, killed a member of the Srour family. The second, hitting a car in Mays el-Jabal, in the ...

Overnight Israeli Attacks Kill Two Hezbollah Members

Overnight Israeli attacks targeted Hezbollah operatives in several locations in southern Lebanon, as Israeli troops entered the town of Adaisseh in the largest violation of the ceasefire agreement so far. An Israeli drone launched a guided missile strike at approximately 2:00 a.m. targeting a BMW X5 SUV on the road to the town of Yater in the ...

Two Killed in Israeli Drone Strikes in Southern Lebanon

At least one person was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike targeting a car on the Deir Zahrani-Houmine el-Faouqa road in Lebanon’s Nabatiyeh caza. The identity of the target was revealed on Tuesday evening by the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, who stated that Hassan Abbas Ezzeddine, head of the air ...

Lebanese Army Accuses Israel of Killing One Soldier and Abducting Another in South Lebanon

In a statement published Monday on its X account, the Lebanese Army Command provided an update on Sunday's incidents in southern Lebanon, after one soldier was killed and another taken prisoner by Israel. “On Sunday, March 9, after contact was lost with a Lebanese army soldier, investigations revealed that elements of the Israeli forces ...