Residents of Ain Ibl in front of a pock-marked building on June 8, 2026. (Photo sent to L'Orient-Le Jour by a resident of Ain Ibl)
SOUTH LEBANON — Eight rockets, allegedly fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah, landed in Ain Ibl, a Christian border village still inhabited in the Bint Jbeil district, the deputy mayor, Tony Farah, and another villager told L'Orient-Le Jour. Two projectiles landed near a house, the others in fields, according to Farah. Two further rockets landed in Hanine, a neighboring village, according to the municipal official.
One person was injured and treated by the surgeon at the Francois al-Hage military and civilian clinic in the neighboring village of Rmeish, in coordination with the Order of Malta, before being transferred to the Caritas clinic in Ain Ibl. « Thank God, his condition is not critical, » Farah reassured. Houses and two cars were also damaged. « There are broken windows, walls riddled with shrapnel, » according to the mayor.
So far, Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for any new attacks.
Last night, Hezbollah announced that it had carried out several attacks on northern Israel, notably on military positions at Birket al-Marj, Dovev, and Jal al-Hmar.
For now, Hezbollah has not claimed any new attacks since the night.
