The outskirts of Ansar, Nabatieh district, targeted by surface-to-surface missiles launched from Israeli territory on Aug. 21, 2025. (Courtesy of Muntasser Abdallah/L'Orient Today)
During the full-scale war with Hezbollah from Sept. 23 to Nov. 27, 2024, the Israeli army relied heavily on surface-to-surface missiles against Lebanese territory. That was not the case during the months of near-daily cross-border fire that preceded the war, nor after the signing of an ostensible cease-fire deal nine months ago — until this August.Despite the cease-fire, Israeli strikes have persisted in southern Lebanon and, less frequently, in other Hezbollah strongholds in the Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs. Israel has relied on drone strikes and jet fighters. But recently, Israeli surface-to-surface missiles were used again, four times: in Deir Zahrani and Ansar (both in the Nabatieh district), and in Deir Kifa and Hosh (both in the Sour district), according to L’Orient Today’s regional correspondent. Details of the...
During the full-scale war with Hezbollah from Sept. 23 to Nov. 27, 2024, the Israeli army relied heavily on surface-to-surface missiles against Lebanese territory. That was not the case during the months of near-daily cross-border fire that preceded the war, nor after the signing of an ostensible cease-fire deal nine months ago — until this August.Despite the cease-fire, Israeli strikes have persisted in southern Lebanon and, less frequently, in other Hezbollah strongholds in the Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs. Israel has relied on drone strikes and jet fighters. But recently, Israeli surface-to-surface missiles were used again, four times: in Deir Zahrani and Ansar (both in the Nabatieh district), and in Deir Kifa and Hosh (both in the Sour district), according to L’Orient Today’s regional correspondent. Details of...
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