Israeli strikes and Hezbollah operations escalate across southern Lebanon and northern Israel

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Lebanon 30-04-2026 | 13:35

Israeli strikes and Hezbollah operations escalate across southern Lebanon and northern Israel

A wave of airstrikes, artillery shelling, drone activity, and cross-border incidents intensifies tensions from southern Lebanon to the Israeli border region.
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Israeli strikes and Hezbollah operations escalate across southern Lebanon and northern Israel
Harouf, Nabatieh District - Southern Lebanon. (AFP)
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Since dawn today, the Israeli army has carried out a series of air and artillery attacks targeting various areas in southern Lebanon. These attacks were accompanied by an explosion in the town of Khiam at around six in the morning, in a continuing escalation that has affected several villages and towns in the south and caused major damage to infrastructure and homes.

 

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In the Bint Jbeil district, fighter jets targeted the towns of Beit Yahoun and Al-Jumayjimah, and also carried out raids in three waves that struck several residential buildings and roads in Baraashit and Haris.

 

The raids also hit the towns of Qlaouiyeh and Toul, while the outskirts of Ghandourieh, Froun, and Srifa were subjected to continuous artillery shelling, in addition to Kounine and Froun being targeted by artillery fire.

 

 

 

 

In the Nabatieh district, the Israeli army carried out heavy airstrikes on the towns of Adshit, Jebchit, and Harouf, while explosions were heard from distant areas, with their echoes reaching the city of Sidon.

 

In parallel, reports indicated that an Israeli drone was shot down between Upper Nabatieh and Mayfadoun.

 

Meanwhile, civil defense teams resumed search operations for missing persons in the town of Jouya in Tyre district after a previous strike, which resulted in the recovery of the bodies of five victims.

 

New damage was also recorded, including the destruction of a water pumping station in the town of Batoulay, leading to a halt in water supply.

 

Hezbollah announced that it had targeted an Israeli army drone of the Hermes 450 Zik type in the skies over the city of Nabatieh using a surface to air missile.

 

 

 

 

Information also indicated that the Israeli army detonated the “Al-Bayyad Tourist Resort,” while Israeli drone activity was recorded over the Tyre area.

 

 

 

 

In response, the Israeli army announced that a drone launched by Hezbollah had crashed near the settlement of Shomera in Western Galilee, with no injuries reported.

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Israeli Army ، Lebanon ، Israel ، South