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Five wounded in Kfar Dounin Israeli strike

The Health Ministry reported that the Israeli drone strike in Kfar Dounin (Bint Jbeil district) wounded five people.

Two Lebanese Army soldiers who were at the scene suffered minor injuries from glass shards from their vehicle, according to our correspondent.

Israel says it killed senior member of ‘Iranian militia’ in Sour strike

The Israeli army claimed it killed "a member of the al-Imam Hussein brigade, affiliated with Iran,” during an operation in the morning in Ain Baal (Sour district)

The target, Wassim Said Jebai, described as a senior figure in both the brigade and Hezbollah, allegedly played “a central role” in directing operations and strengthening the militia’s capabilities, according to a statement from the army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee.

Jebai reportedly “facilitated arms purchases, coordinated rocket fire against Israel during Operation Northern Arrows, and oversaw efforts to rebuild the brigade after that offensive.”

Adraee added that “the al-Imam Hussein brigade is a militia used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to strengthen the axis of resistance and carry out attacks against Israel.” He also accused the group of “operating from Lebanese territory in coordination with Hezbollah.”

Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there will be no Palestinian state during a signing ceremony for a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank.

“We will keep our promise: there will be no Palestinian state, this place belongs to us,” Netanyahu said at the event in Maale Adumim, an Israeli settlement just east of Jerusalem.

South Lebanon

An Israeli army drone targeted a motorcycle earlier in the evening in Kfar Dounin (Bint Jbeil district), wounding at least two people, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the South reported.

Salam condemns Avichay Adraee's “provocative” tour

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam strongly condemned the “provocative” tour carried out by the Arabic-speaking spokesman for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, inside the occupied Lebanese territories, near the town of Khiam.

“This aggressive behavior reaffirms Israel's determination to undermine stability in the South, while Lebanon is committed to implementing international resolutions and extending state authority over its entire territory through its armed forces,” he added.

He reiterated his call on the international community “to exert the strongest pressure on Israel to achieve its complete withdrawal from the Lebanese territories still occupied and the cessation of its land, sea and air violations, in accordance with the commitments made in the cease-fire agreement.”

Israel continues to deny media access to Gaza, says Foreign Press Association

The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem (FPA) condemned Israel's continued refusal to grant independent access to foreign journalists.

“Israel must stop killing journalists in Gaza and allow the foreign press free and independent access to the territory,” said the association, which has more than 350 members working for foreign media in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

“This persistent and institutionalized delay is a disgrace to Israel and its allies, who have too often chosen not to defend fundamental press freedoms,” the statement added.

Hamas says Israel's attack in Qatar was aimed at blocking mediation on Gaza

Hamas claimed that Israel's attack on its cease-fire negotiating delegation in Qatar was aimed at torpedoing Gaza truce talks, accusing the U.S. of being “complicit.”

“This crime was (...) the assassination of the entire negotiation process,” Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum said in a televised statement.

South Lebanon

Israel conducted a second drone strike on the same location in Aitaroun (Bint Jbeil), according to our correspondent. Earlier, an Israeli drone had hit a bulldozer at the Maghariq junction in the town.

South Lebanon: Adraee conducts 'field tour' in Israeli occupied position opposite Khiam

Israel's Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee conducted a "field tour in southern Lebanon inside one of the frontline defense sites across Khiam (Marjayoun district), he announced on X Thursday.

Facing Khiam is the Israeli-occupied Tallet Hamames, one of the six points occupied by Israel in southern Lebanon.

"I spoke with the commanders and soldiers about the security situation on the northern border and the changes that occurred after Operation Northern Arrows, as well as the strategic approach we follow, which ensures that we do not allow the growth of terrorist threats on our borders," Adraee wrote.

South Lebanon

An Israeli drone struck a bulldozer at the Maghariq junction in Aitaroun (Bint Jbeil), L'Orient Today's correspondent in the South reported.

23% of children in Gaza have 'severe acute malnutrition,' 13.5% have 'acute malnutrition,' says UNICEF

The proportion of hospitalized children suffering from the life-threatening form of malnutrition — severe acute malnutrition — has also surged across the besieged territory, reaching 23 percent compared to 12 percent six months ago, UNICEF announced.

The percentage of acutely malnourished children in Gaza rose to a record 13.5 percent in August, up from 8.3 percent the month before, the agency said, adding that in Gaza City, the rate was higher, reaching 20 percent in August.

“No child should suffer from malnutrition, which we can prevent and treat when we have access and can deliver safely,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said in a statement.

She noted that Israel’s military attacks on Gaza City have forced about a dozen nutrition centers to shut down, “leaving children even more vulnerable” there.

“Nutrition services must be protected in Gaza City and across Gaza,” she stressed.

Qatar says its security and defense partnership with the United States is "stronger than ever and continues to strengthen," Reuters reported.

Israeli soldiers opened fire on people seeking aid in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least five and wounding others, according to local medical sources cited by Al Jazeera reporters on the scene.

These casualties are in addition to the five other civilians killed earlier in the day in Israeli attacks also targeting aid seekers.

Egypt expresses solidarity with Qatar following Israeli attack on Doha

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, received a verbal message of solidarity from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi following the Israeli attack on Doha, reports Al Jazeera.

The message was conveyed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty during a meeting with the Emir in Doha, according to the official Qatari news agency QNA.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated that Abdelatty's visit was aimed at expressing his country's "full solidarity" with Qatar and "discussing ways to confront the dangerous Israeli escalation," as well as "coordinating positions" with Qatari officials.

The European Parliament called for sanctions against two "extremist" Israeli ministers and the suspension of part of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel, in denunciation of the situation in Gaza.

Initiated by the Social Democrats, the Greens, and the Center, this non-binding resolution was adopted by 305 votes in favor, 151 against and 122 abstentions. It echoes the position taken by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen the previous day in Strasbourg.

Sergei Lavrov receives Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Sochi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi.

"Our meetings today are taking place against the backdrop of a sharp rise in military and political tensions in the Middle East, following the Israeli missile and bombing attacks on Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 9," Lavrov said at a Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council strategic dialogue meeting, according to the Russian Ministry, as quoted by Al Jazeera.

"Israel's actions reveal its desire to undermine any prospects for the establishment of a Palestinian state," Lavrov said.

The Israeli army confirmed that one of its vehicles was "hit by an explosive device placed on a security fence" in Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank. In a post on X, the army said it had besieged the town and carried out search operations.

South Lebanon

Following the Israeli strikes on the Bekaa region and Ansar (Nabatieh), the Israeli army claimed it had struck "terrorist infrastructure at a site used for the production and storage of strategic weapons belonging to the terrorist organization Hezbollah in the Bekaa region of Lebanon," as well as "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in Zrarieh" in the Saida district.

Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Hanine al-Sayed condemned in a message on X the dawn dynamiting by the Israeli army of a school for children with disabilities in Aita al-Shaab, southern Lebanon.

"This criminal act adds to the series of crimes committed by the enemy, which makes no distinction and even attacks the rights of persons with disabilities, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and all conventions that protect the most vulnerable groups," she wrote.

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Israeli strikes on Ansar

According to local residents' accounts collected by our correspondent, at least five missiles with "high-explosive" charges were used in the latest Israeli strikes on Ansar, in the Nabatieh district. The strikes were heard for miles around.

The targeted area had already been hit several times since the cease-fire, residents told L'Orient Today.

An explosive device detonated as an Israeli army vehicle passed by in the Tulkarm region of the occupied West Bank, security sources reported to the Israeli daily Haaretz. According to these sources, the detonation caused injuries.

The Israeli army confirmed the incident, adding that soldiers were surrounding the town and conducting roadblocks and inspections in the area.

Southern Lebanon

Israeli aircraft carried out strikes on Ansar and the outskirts of Bazourieh, in the Saida region, according to our correspondent. The targeted areas are located north of the Litani River.

Funerals in Qatar on Thursday

Qatar announced Thursday that funerals will be held for those killed in the Israeli strikes that targeted Hamas officials in Doha on Tuesday.

"The funeral prayer for the martyrs of the Israeli attack, including the martyr in service, Corporal Badr Saad Mohammed Al-Humaidi Al-Dosari, a member of the Internal Security Forces [Lekhwiya], will take place on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab Mosque," the Qatari Interior Ministry said.

Summit in Doha after Israeli attack

Doha will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit on Sunday and Monday to discuss the Israeli attack on Qatar, Reuters reported.

Strikes on Shati refugee camp near Gaza City

"In the last hour alone, three houses located in the heart of Shati refugee camp — a densely populated area whose population has tripled in recent months due to the arrival of many displaced families — were bombed," Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud reported from Gaza City.

Israeli strikes in Bekaa

The Israeli army carried out strikes between the towns of Janta and Shaara, as well as near Yahfufa (Baalbeck-Hermel), according to our correspondent in the region.

A strike also targeted the outskirts of Qousaya (Zahle district).

13 people killed since dawn in Israeli strikes and gunfire in Gaza

Israeli strikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip have killed 13 people since dawn, according to medical sources contacted by Al Jazeera in the enclave.

According to these reports, two people were killed in Rafah, in the south of the besieged territory, while trying to obtain food aid.

Also in the south, an Israeli strike targeted a building in the center of Khan Younis. A baby and another person were killed earlier in the day in a strike on tents in Gaza City.

Pentagon announces $14.2 million aid package to Lebanese Army for Hezbollah disarmament

The United States Department of War announced the approval of aid worth $14.2 million for the Lebanese Army on Wednesday to bolster the military in its mission to "degrade Hezbollah," which it states is "in line with the [American] administration's priority to counter Iranian-backed terrorist groups in the region."

According to a Pentagon statement, the funds are intended to "build the capability and capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces [LAF] to dismantle weapons caches and military infrastructure of non-state groups, including Hezbollah."

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After his meeting with President Aoun, Le Drian went to Ain al-Tineh to meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, according to our photographer on the scene.

Le Drian received by Joseph Aoun in Baabda

French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian was received at the Baabda Presidential Palace by President Joseph Aoun. Le Drian was accompanied by the French Ambassador to Beirut, Hervé Magro.

Qatar denounces Netanyahu's 'irresponsible' remarks on Hamas presence in emirate

Qatar strongly responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement released early this morning, calling his remarks on the presence of a Hamas office in the emirate "irresponsible."

The day before, Benjamin Netanyahu had warned Qatar that it must either expel Hamas leaders or "bring them to justice. Because if you don't, we will."

450 continue to shelter in the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City

For its part, the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City reported that it continues to shelter 450 people despite Israeli orders to evacuate the city.

The parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, was quoted by Vatican News as saying that 450 people — including the elderly, the sick and children — are still sheltering in the church. "The majority of the population does not want to leave," the priest added.

Father Romanelli, who noted that the church had recently received a plea from Pope Leo XIV, added that he and his community continue "to pray for peace, for all of Gaza, for the Middle East and for the world."

WHO says its teams in Gaza will remain in place despite Israeli military evacuation order

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has stated that his agency and its partner organizations will remain in Gaza City despite the Israeli military's evacuation order.

"WHO is appalled by the latest evacuation order, requiring one million people to leave Gaza City for a so-called 'humanitarian zone' to the south, designated by Israel," Tedros wrote in a statement.

"This zone has neither the capacity nor the infrastructure to support those already there, much less new arrivals," he added. "Nearly half of the functioning hospitals are in Gaza City," he added.

Disarming Hezbollah: Pentagon announces $14.2 million in aid to Lebanese Army

The U.S. Department of War approved $14.2 million in aid to the Lebanese Army last night. According to a Pentagon statement, this sum is intended to "strengthen the Lebanese Army's ability to dismantle weapons caches and military infrastructure belonging to non-state groups, including Hezbollah."

Le Drian arrives in Beirut

French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Beirut this morning for a tour of Lebanese officials, reports the state-run National News Agency.

Le Drian is expected to discuss the upcoming aid conferences for Lebanon in Paris. One of them is expected to focus on aid to the army (as was the case in 2018), and the other on reconstruction.

Good morning! We are now launching our LIVE coverage of the region.

We will report developments in Lebanon, where the Israeli military killed a man walking in Ain Baal this morning in a drone strike. Also, French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian is due to begin a tour of officials in Lebanon today.

We'll also be covering the situation in Gaza, where the Israeli military is waging an increasingly violent campaign, as well as in other countries in the region.

Southern Lebanon: 1 killed in Israeli drone strike in Ain Baal

A man was killed early this morning in the Sour district in an Israeli drone strike on the road between Ain Baal and Aitit, reports our correspondent in the South. The missile completely destroyed the targeted motorcycle and seriously injured its driver, who later succumbed to his injuries.

In addition, an Israeli army unit infiltrated Lebanese territory at dawn, near Aita al-Shaab, in the Bint Jbeil district, and detonated a building belonging to a school for people with disabilities. This explosion completely destroyed the building.