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Strike on Ghobeiri: at least 3 killed, 15 injured

The death toll from the Israeli strike on Ghobeiri has risen to 3 killed and 15 injured, according to the National News Agency (NNA). Search operations are continuing at the targeted site, the agency adds.

A previous toll had reported one killed and four injured.

Israeli strikes kills journalist in south Lebanon

An Israeli strike on the village of Shaqra (Bint Jbeil) killed a journalist named Ali Mohammad on Saturday, according to our correspondent Mountasser Abdallah.

Mohammad worked for the Lebanese football club al-Ahed, based in Beirut’s southern suburbs, as well as for the Iraqi media outlet “Al-Independiente.”

Hezbollah claims 6 attacks against Israeli army in south Lebanon

Hezbollah has so far claimed six attacks carried out on Sunday against the Israeli army in south Lebanon, five of which were carried out overnight.

The group said that between 00:30 and 2 a.m. it targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers near Yohmor al-Shaqif (Nabatieh) and the outskirts of Majdal Zoun (Sour district), as well as an Israeli position in Houla (Marjayoun), and artillery positions in Odaisseh and in the Sarda farm area (Marjayoun).

Hezbollah also said it targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in Qantara (Marjayoun) at 08:50.

It has not, so far, mentioned any attacks against northern Israel.

Israeli strike on Ghobeiri kills at least 1 person, injured 4, according to a preliminary toll

The Israeli strike on Ghobeiri has killed at least one person and wounded four, according to a preliminary toll reported by the National News Agency (NNA).

Ghobeiri attack targeted 'Hezbollah headquarters,' according to the Israeli army

The Ghobeiri attack targeted a “Hezbollah headquarters,” the Israeli army said in a post on its Hebrew-language X account.

“The headquarters that was targeted was used by members of the terrorist organization Hezbollah to prepare and advance plans for attacks against citizens of the State of Israel and against Israel Defense Forces operating in southern Lebanon,” the army added.

Strike on Ghobeiri: The attack comes 'in response to Hezbollah fire toward Israeli territory,' say Katz, Netanyahu

The attack on Ghobeiri, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, comes “in response to Hezbollah fire toward Israeli territory,” according to a joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, cited by Reuters.

Earlier, the Israeli army announced that northern Israel had been targeted by drones launched from Lebanon, causing no casualties.

Hezbollah has not, so far today, claimed responsibility for any attacks on Israeli territory.

Strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs: 2 missiles fired at an apartment in Ghobeiri

According to initial reports, Israeli airstrikes fired two missiles targeting an apartment in the Ghobeiri neighborhood, near Qalqass Bakery, in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Video of Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs

Strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs

An Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to local media reports.

Residents reported hearing two explosions.

Immediately after, the Israeli army said in a post on X that it had targeted “Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut’s southern suburbs.”

Israeli army blows up houses in a village in Sour district

Israeli troops detonated several houses this morning in the village of Shihine, in the Sour district, according to our correspondent in south Lebanon.

Israel continues to systematically destroy villages captured since the start of their invasion of south Lebanon, where more than 600 square kilometers of Lebanese territory are now under occupation.

In the same area, the neighboring village of Majdal Zoun was targeted by artillery fire, including white phosphorus shells and smoke grenades, particularly in the Wadi Hassan area, where fighting once again broke out overnight between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters, as has been the case for several days.

New drone launched from Lebanon toward Israel, according to the Israeli army

The Israeli army announced for the second time this morning that Israeli territory had been targeted by drones launched from Lebanon, without causing any casualties. “Following alerts triggered a short while ago regarding the infiltration of a hostile aircraft,” an impact was identified “on the territory of the State of Israel, near the border with Lebanon,” the army said.

Two far-right Israeli ministers and members of the security cabinet, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, had called after the first strike for retaliatory attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Another night of intense Israeli bombardments in south Lebanon, where the Israeli army continues its advance on Nabatieh front

Last night was marked by a new escalation of Israeli bombardments in south Lebanon in areas where the Israeli army continues to advance on the ground against Hezbollah fighters.

As the day before, the occupying forces continued their push toward the Ali Taher hill and the town of Kfar Tibnit, at the southern entrance of the city of Nabatieh. According to our correspondent in the region, an Israeli army vehicle was targeted in Kfar Tibnit around midnight by Hezbollah.

Artillery fire and Israeli air strikes relentlessly struck Nabatieh and its suburbs overnight and into the morning, leaving at least three people wounded.

Other clashes were reported on another front near Majdal Zoun, in the Sour district. Several Israeli tanks were targeted there by volleys of rockets and artillery fire from Hezbollah.

In parallel, Israeli bombardments continue to spread steadily northward in South Lebanon, in the districts of Saida and Jezzine, where several casualties have been reported. At least two people were killed in a drone strike in Msayleh (Saida), while the death toll from the strike in Kawthariyet al-Siyyad (Saida) has risen to three, according to our correspondent. The victims are three women from the village: Fatima Badran, Salwa Hilal, and Batoul Ibrahim.

The Amal movement also announced the death of one of its fighters, named Ismail Ahmad Shuman, killed in an Israeli strike targeting the village of Zefta (Saida).

In addition, Israeli air force and drones have been bombing since midnight several localities in Nabatieh, including the Salhiyeh neighborhood, Nabatieh Fawqa, Kfar Tibnit, Kfar Jouz, Mayfadoun, Shoukin, Zaoutar Gharbieh, Doueir (Nabatieh district), Yater, Hadatha and Haris (Bint Jbeil), Qleileh, Qabrikha, Majdal Zoun, Hosh, Haniyeh, Abbasieh, Deir Qanoun al-Nahr (Sour), Blat (Marjayoun), the Jabal al-Arid area near Rihane, and the Qatrani–Shbeil area (Jezzine), as well as the road between Msayleh and Saida.

Finally, Israeli artillery simultaneously targeted Aramta, Aqmata, Rihane and Qatrani–Shbeil (Jezzine), Sammaaiyeh, Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain, Srifa, Haniyeh and Qleileh (Sour), as well as the Nabatieh region.

Iranian media says Tehran has 'not yet made a final decision' on a deal

The Iranian news agency Fars, considered close to conservative circles, stated that Iran has not yet made a decision regarding the signing of the draft agreement under discussion with the United States to end the war in the Middle East.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has not yet taken or announced its final decision regarding the draft protocol proposed during negotiations,” Fars wrote, citing a “well-informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team.”

The possibility of such an agreement faces opposition from some hardliners, who are hostile to concessions, particularly regarding control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which has been de facto blocked by Iran since the start of the war.

The Israeli army orders evacuation of nearly 30 villages in south Lebanon, more than half of them in the Saida district

The Israeli army ordered the evacuation of 29 villages north of the Litani River in south Lebanon this morning, including 16 located deep inside the country, more than 30 to 40 kilometers from the border, in the Saida district. The rest are located in the Nabatieh district.

The Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, published two successive messages around 10 a.m. ordering residents of the affected villages to evacuate their homes before Israeli strikes. “In light of violations of the cease-fire agreement committed by the terrorist organization Hezbollah, the Israeli army is compelled to act forcefully against it,” the army said.

The affected localities are: Zrarieh, Kfar Badda, Kharayeb, Ansar, Arzay, Briqaa, Mazraat Bsafour, Mazraat al-Yahodiye, Mazraat al-Wasta, Mazraat Jamjim, Mazraat Kawthariyet al-Rez, Matariyet el-Shumar, Kfar Sir, Erkay, Bnaafoul, Jbaa, Jernaya, Houmin Tahta, Houmine Fawqa, Kfar Beit, Kfar Melki, Kfar Fila, Kfar Shelal, Ain Bosswar, Azza, Ain Qana, Arab al-Jal, Sarba, and Roumin.

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of current events in Lebanon, where Israel continues to strike the South and the Beqaa, as it seeks to expand its ground invasion into Lebanese territory.

We will also follow the latest developments between Iran and the United States, after U.S. president Trump claimed that an agreement would be signed on Sunday — a deadline that Tehran denied on Saturday.

Two drones launched from Lebanon strike Israeli territory; Smotrich and Ben-Gvir call for strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs

The Israeli army announced Sunday that Israeli territory had been targeted by drones launched from Lebanon, which caused no casualties.

“Following alerts triggered a short while ago regarding the infiltration of a hostile aircraft,” the army said, “two impacts … were identified on the territory of the State of Israel.”

Two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers then called for retaliatory strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut (Dahieh).

“The fire on northern towns tests the doctrine of Dahieh declared by the Prime Minister. I call on him to apply it with determination and firmness and to destroy buildings in Dahieh,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wrote on X.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir wrote: “For every drone, a missile; for every violation, fire; for every drone, Dahieh must tremble.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently warned that Israel would not hesitate to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah fire on northern Israeli towns, which he says is backed by Washington.