An Israeli airstrike in Nabatiyé el-Faouqa, Saturday, September 19, 2026. Photo provided by our correspondent in South Lebanon, Mountasser Abdallah.
The Israeli army concentrated its attacks Saturday on three fronts: Mansouri in the Sour district ; Nabatieh al-Fawqa, which continues to be bombarded and demolished daily after the strategic Ali Taher ridge fell ; and the Mais al-Jabal front in the Marjayoun district, which also remains at the center of Israeli military activity in southern Lebanon.
According to our regional correspondent, Israeli forces are completing the destruction of what remains of the border village to prevent any form of life from continuing there. The day before, they set fire to the government hospital in Mais al-Jabal, drawing condemnation from the Lebanese Health Ministry.
In Deir Mimas, also in the eastern sector, a tense standoff took place between the Israeli army and the Lebanese army, which had set up a new checkpoint at the northern entrance to the still-inhabited village, located within the ‘‘buffer zone’’ imposed by Israel.
Mais al-Jabal is in southeastern Lebanon, facing the western side of the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona. In the morning, Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the Khellet al-Khashab neighborhood on the western side of Mais al-Jabal from the Mfeilha area, backed by artillery fire. By midday, they also blew up buildings in Deir Siriane, in the same district, between Mais al-Jabal and Nabatieh.
At the same time, Israeli fighter jets carried out at least three airstrikes on Nabatieh al-Fawqa in the morning. A Civil Defense team at the scene managed to reach shelter in time, our correspondent reported.
In Mansouri, which has been particularly affected by Israeli demolitions targeting buildings and homes, five explosions rang out early Saturday and were heard in neighboring villages, while a drone dropped explosive barrels. Israeli military vehicles accompanied by bulldozers also moved through the streets as artillery heavily shelled the outskirts of the village.
In the neighboring village of Bouyout al-Sayyad, the Israeli army also set fire to homes.
The night from Friday to Saturday was marked by raids on Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Mansouri and Qantara in the Marjayoun district. Artillery also targeted Wadi Zibqine in the Sour district and Srebbine in the Bint Jbeil district.
