Hezbollah Launches 'Khaybar Operations' as Israel Bombards Southern Lebanon and Kills Nabatieh Soldiers

Hezbollah launched its 'Khaybar Operations' as the Israeli army responded with heavy bombardments, with smoke rising after an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 11, 2026.

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L'Orient-Le Jour said Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed 912 people, wounded 2,221, and displaced more than a million since March 2.

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The same report said three soldiers were killed during the day by drone fire in the Nabatieh district, and that fighting occurred around Tayybeh, Jdideh Marjeyoun, and Maroun el-Ras between Hezbollah and the Israeli army.

In parallel, Ici Beyrouth reported that Israeli strikes continued across several regions of southern Lebanon on Thursday, including a drone strike hit on the outskirts of Kfarreman and raids reported in Khirbet Selm, Hariss, and Majdal Zoun.

Ici Beyrouth also said the Emergency Operations Center of the Health Ministry recorded at least 15 people killed in southern Lebanon, including at least five women and two children, in its provisional tally.

Ici Beyrouth reported that the Israeli army launched a new evacuation appeal aimed at at least 15 southern Lebanon localities, with Avichay Adraee urging residents of Jebchit, Habboush, Harouf, Kfar Joz, Nabatiy el-Fawqa, and others to leave their homes and move at least one kilometer away.

Ici Beyrouth quoted Adraee’s warning: "For your safety, evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the villages by at least one kilometer."

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In the same account, Ici Beyrouth said Civil Defense teams resumed search-and-rescue operations in Jouaya after a strike the previous day, with five bodies having already been recovered from the rubble.

Separately, بوابة الهدف الإخبارية described a ground escalation in Beit Yahoun that left one soldier dead and four others wounded, after an explosive device detonated targeting an Israeli foot patrol affiliated with the 769th Brigade.

The report added that Hezbollah stressed in a statement that its monitoring units were tracking Israeli movements and that the party considered the field operations and air raids a breach of security agreements, saying the resistance will not stand idly by in the face of attacks on civilians and southern villages.

While fighting continued, جنوبيّة reported that Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Washington continued on Thursday night after it was decided to postpone a press conference scheduled for 11:00 PM Beirut time.

“Source: Asharq Al-Awsat The official website of the Kataeb Party leader Wednesday, June 17, 2026 07:19:21 Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles have returned to fill the skies over Beirut, the southern suburb(s) and Beqaa and the south, while clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued around the Kfartbniyt crossing, signaling that Israel is trying to impose faits accomplis on the ground, despite the announcement of the US–Iranian understandings aimed at ending the war on all fronts”

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جنوبية said sources told Al-Hadath that pressure exerted by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Lebanese and Israeli sides contributed to reaching an understanding on a Statement of Intent, with the two sides preparing to sign it in the coming hours.

On the ground, Ici Beyrouth said Israeli forces blew up the al-Bayad tourist complex and targeted infrastructure including a water-pumping station in Batoulay (Bint Jbeil), destroying it and cutting off water supply for residents remaining on site.

Ici Beyrouth also reported that the Israeli army announced the death 'in combat' of Sergeant Liem Ben Hemo, 19, in southern Lebanon, adding that another service member was wounded in the same incident.

In parallel, https | West Asian said Israel is trying to impose on-the-ground realities in southern Lebanon during the ceasefire, describing Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles returning to fill the skies over Beirut and the southern suburb(s), while clashes continued around the Kfartbniyt crossing.