Tensions continue to escalate between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, while strikes also continue to target the Beqaa and extend to other areas.
Attacks on the Beqaa
For the first time, an Israeli balloon, accompanied by an active drone presence in the Beqaa region, flew over the villages of Baalbeck in the eastern Lebanon mountain range.
An Israeli raid targeted the village of al-Ain in the Beqaa on Wednesday, killing three people.
Situation in Southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes struck the Deir Qanoun En Nahr triangle on Wednesday, causing significant damage to properties and shops. Additional airstrikes targeted al-Hoch, Yohmor al-Shaqif, and Arnoun.
Civil defense teams recovered seven bodies from under the ruins in the town of Byut al-Siyyad following a night raid.
At dawn, Israeli warplanes also hit villages in Saida and Iqlim al-Tuffah, with artillery shelling on Shaqra and Wadi al-Sulouqi near Qabrikha.
The Israeli Army’s Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraae, said on X that the Army had eliminated Hussein Abdel Halim Harb, “commander of a Hezbollah battalion in the Khiam region, who was responsible for carrying out and launching numerous operations toward towns in the Galilee, including Metula.”