Intense smoke rises following an Israeli strike on Nabatieh Fawqa, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, on April 26, 2026. (Credit: Abbas Fakih/AFP)
Israel has intensified its strikes in recent days on the Nabatieh district and its capital in southern Lebanon, both with and without evacuation orders, repeatedly targeting localities on the north bank of the Litani River, especially Zawtar Gharbieh, Zawtar Sharqieh, Arnoun, and Yohmor al-Shaqif, the latter located within the co-called "buffer zone" that Israel is seeking to establish on occupied Lebanese territory.Overlooking the river and the Qantara-Deir Siryan-Taybeh axis on the south bank, these heights offer a strategic advantage. "They have always served as a vantage point for Hezbollah to fire its rockets at Israeli troops below," emphasized retired General Khalil Gemayel, former commander of the southern region and south sector of the Litani. While the Israeli army carries out daily strikes against the...
Israel has intensified its strikes in recent days on the Nabatieh district and its capital in southern Lebanon, both with and without evacuation orders, repeatedly targeting localities on the north bank of the Litani River, especially Zawtar Gharbieh, Zawtar Sharqieh, Arnoun, and Yohmor al-Shaqif, the latter located within the co-called "buffer zone" that Israel is seeking to establish on occupied Lebanese territory.Overlooking the river and the Qantara-Deir Siryan-Taybeh axis on the south bank, these heights offer a strategic advantage. "They have always served as a vantage point for Hezbollah to fire its rockets at Israeli troops below," emphasized retired General Khalil Gemayel, former commander of the southern region and south sector of the Litani. While the Israeli army carries out daily strikes against the...
