Israeli airstrikes, artillery fire hit several areas in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling across several areas of southern Lebanon on Monday, alongside military vehicle movements, illumination flares, and heavy machine-gun fire.

Israeli warplanes carried out strikes overnight and into Monday morning on the outskirts of Kfar Tebnit and the Ali al-Taher woodland on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in the Nabatieh district, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said.

Israeli artillery also intermittently shelled Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, and Khallet Mayfadoun, located between Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh and Mayfadoun, during the night, the agency said.

The shelling also targeted the towns of Beit Lif and Hadatha and the outskirts of Baraashit in the Bint Jbeil district.

In the Marjayoun district, Israeli artillery struck Wadi al-Salouqi and the outskirts of Touline, while Israeli forces fired illumination flares over Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, Markaba, Houla, and Hadatha.

Israeli forces conducted heavy machine-gun fire toward Sarbin, Hadatha, the outskirts of Mays al-Jabal, Wadi al-Salouqi and Wadi Zibqin, NNA reported.

Israeli military vehicles were simultaneously reported moving in Hadatha, Beit Yahoun, Rachaf, and Mays al-Jabal.

In the morning, Israeli warplanes struck the valley of Zibqin, while heavy artillery shelling targeted the towns of Mansouri and Majdal Zoun and nearby valleys in southern Lebanon, according to the agency.