South Lebanon

Two Killed, 11 Wounded in Israeli Strikes on South Lebanon

Two people were killed and eleven others wounded in two Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday. The first strike targeted a car at the entrance of the Tebnine Governmental Hospital, in the Bint Jbeil district, killing Hussein Hassan Ramadan, a native of Taybeh in the Baalbek district. The raid was followed by another strike that ...

Israeli Strikes: UNIFIL Denounces 'Serious Violations' of Resolution 1701

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) condemned Thursday night’s Israeli airstrikes on multiple areas in South Lebanon, calling them “violations of Security Council Resolution 1701.” In a statement issued on Friday morning, UNIFIL warned that these attacks “put the fragile stability that has been built since November of ...

Israeli Strike Targets ‘Hezbollah Command Center’ in Nabatieh

At least eight people were wounded on Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Ksar Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The casualty toll is preliminary, as rescue operations remain ongoing. The injured have been taken to hospitals across the region. Ksar Zaatar is known to ...

Israel Reveals Identity of Hezbollah Operative Killed in Nabatiyeh

Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Monday that the Hezbollah member killed in Sunday’s Israeli airstrike in the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon was Mohammed Ali Yassine. In a post on X, Adraee said Yassine had been involved in weapons production and development during the war. He added that the operative’s ...

UNIFIL Supports Education and Health Projects in Southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) continued its humanitarian and development initiatives south of the Litani River, complementing its core mission under UN Resolution 1701. On Friday, Eastern Sector Commander Major General Ricardo Esteban Cabrejos inaugurated a rapid-impact education project in Ghandouriyeh, Marjayoun. The ...

One Person killed in an Israeli Targeted Strike in Aitaroun

An Israeli drone strike targeted the Al-Dhuhur area in the town of Aitaroun, in Southern Lebanon on Friday evening, killing one person, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed. The ministry’s Emergency Health Operations Center said another drone strike targeted a car in the town of Aita al-Shaab, leaving two people ...

One Killed and Several Injured in an Israeli Attack in Kfardounin

An Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in Kfardounin, on Thursday evening, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. Israeli forces had carried out air strikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley during the day.  Heavy shelling was reported on the outskirts of Ansar and Zrariyeh, as well as near Qallaat Mays outside Ansar, ...

UNIFIL: Lebanese Army Expands Deployment in South in Line with Resolution 1701

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Monday that the Lebanese Army has redeployed to more than 120 positions across southern Lebanon, reinforcing state authority in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. In a statement on X, UNIFIL said its peacekeepers are working “closely with the Lebanese Armed Forces to ...

Israel Carries Out a Series of Strikes in Southern Lebanon

The number of Israeli raids targeting villages in southern Lebanon has risen to more than 15 as of late Wednesday night. Around 10:00 p.m., a series of strikes hit the towns of Adloun and Ansariyah, with additional reports of heavy aerial activity in the region. According to the Ministry of Health on Thursday morning, 4 people were killed and 17 ...

UNIFIL Exit: Organizing the Withdrawal of 10,000 Peacekeepers from Southern Lebanon

On August 28, the UN Security Council voted to end the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on December 31, 2026. After nearly half a century of presence in southern Lebanon, the 10,000 peacekeepers will be required to withdraw in 2027. The operation will be complex – logistically, militarily and diplomatically. How ...

Lebanese Lieutenant and First Adjutant Killed in Israeli Drone Blast

Two Lebanese soldiers, a lieutenant and a first adjutant, were killed Thursday in Naqoura while a military unit was inspecting an Israeli drone that had crashed while carrying an unexploded bomb. According to preliminary information, the drone was attempting to drop the device on an excavator before crashing. Ambulance teams rushed to the scene ...