Israeli strike on Shoukin, in the Nabatieh district, on June 4, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
The head of the Israeli army's Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, is pushing to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, Israeli news outlet Walla reported Sunday.
The Israeli army has recently carried out targeted ground raids near Nabatieh, according to the report. Israeli military officials believe weakening Hezbollah's presence in the city — one of the group's main strongholds in southern Lebanon — would have a significant impact. Walla reported that officials view Beirut as benefiting from what they described as "American immunity" from Israeli attacks.
The report comes as fighting intensified in the Nabatieh area overnight Saturday into Sunday.
The Israeli army carried out a series of strikes on Kfar Tibnit and the outskirts of Arnoun, both in the Nabatieh district, and attempted to advance toward Kfar Tibnit and the Ali al-Taher hills overlooking the area, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.
Israeli forces later clashed with Hezbollah fighters in the area. Hezbollah said it launched several attacks against Israeli soldiers near Beaufort Castle and in Yohmor al-Shaqif. The Israeli air force subsequently struck Kfar Tibnit and the Ali al-Taher hills.
The claims by both sides could not be independently verified.
Reporting by our correspondent Muntasser Abdallah
