Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli explosion in the village of Majdal Zoun, seen from the neighboring village of Haniyeh, in Southern Lebanon, on Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Kawnat/Haju/AFP)
BEIRUT — An Israeli troop made up of a D9 bulldozer, two tanks, and several military vehicles advanced toward the southern side of Kfar Shuba (Hasbaya district) on Friday morning, uprooting olive trees in the Azariel area of the village.
Israel had expelled residents and farmers from the same area on Thursday, saying that they would be allowed to return next week to harvest their olives.
Israeli military vehicles were also spotted moving in Beit Yahoun (Bint Jbeil) on Friday morning, as daily Israeli attacks continue in southern Lebanon despite a June cease-fire agreement.
In parallel, Israeli gunfire hit Haddatha and Aita al-Jabal (Bint Jbeil), and its artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of the farm of Shanouh on the outskirts of Halta and Kfar Shuba (Hasbaya), and Mansouri (Sour).
At dawn, the Israeli army carried out detonations in Kfar Tibnit and Zawtar Sharqieh (Nabatieh). The explosions were so strong that houses shook near Nabatieh.
Last night, a surface-to-surface missile launched from inside Israel targeted the village of Nabatieh Fawqa. Moreover, Israeli military vehicles advanced toward the area of al-Hawza, located between Aita al-Jabal and Beit Yahoun, in parallel with artillery shelling and gunfire in the area. Sweeping operations also targeted Zawtar Sharqieh (Nabatieh) and Srebbine (Bint Jbeil).
In addition, Israeli artillery shelling targeted Mansouri (Sour), Jermaq (Jezzine), Wadi Slouqi, Wadi Hujeir toward Touline (Marjayoun), the outskirts of Mayfadoun and Zawtar Sharqieh (Nabatieh), the vicinity of Kfar Shuba (Hasbaya), Srebbine, the area located between Beit Yahoun and Braasheet, as well as the area between Haddatha and Haris (Bint Jbeil).
Israeli airstrikes hit one village on Thursday, while artillery shelling hit 14, and detonations took place in three villages.
These attacks come as the negotiations between Lebanon and Israel remain stalled since early August and amid renewed fears of a regional escalation.
Reporting contributed by our correspondent in the south, Muntasser Abdallah