Israeli strikes hit southern, northeastern Lebanon
Shafaq News- Beirut
Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire hit several areas across southern Lebanon on Friday, Lebanese media reported.
In Bint Jbeil district, warplanes struck Al-Ain in Hadatha and the vicinity of Haris, while artillery targeted Baraachit, Hadatha, and Wadi Zibqin. Overnight shelling also reached Al-Mansouri, Majdal Zoun, and nearby valleys, with flares launched over Beit Lif and Sribbin.
Further attacks hit Wadi Al-Hujair and, at around 5 a.m. local time, the outskirts of Kfar Tebnit in Nabatieh district, following artillery bombardment of Wadi Al-Salouqi and areas near Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, Kfar Tebnit, and Mayfadoun.
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In Hermel district, northeastern Lebanon, an Israeli drone struck a vehicle near Housh Al-Sayyed Ali, wounding six people, including five Syrian nationals, two of them women, and one Lebanese citizen, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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Lebanese media also documented Israeli ground movements near Zawtar Al-Gharbiyeh, where infantry troops accompanied by a D9 military bulldozer advanced to within about 50 meters of a Lebanese Army position beside the town’s water tank. The bulldozer uprooted olive trees as clearing operations continued for a second day.
A Merkava tank also moved from Khiam toward the outskirts of the Ibl Al-Saqi spring, firing its machine gun into the surrounding area.
The Health Ministry put the cumulative toll from Israeli attacks between March 2 and September 25 at 4,386 people killed and 12,413 wounded.
