Lebanon28 September, 20262 min read
Israeli Artillery Shells Kfar Tibnit Outskirts, CiudadCCS Says Attacks Intensify in Southern Lebanon
12outlets comparedWhere the coverage agrees
6 West Asian4 Other1 Asian1 Western AlternativeThis article is an automated aggregation of coverage from news outlets. Our editorials offer in-depth analysis curated by the NewsCord team.
Israeli artillery shells outskirts of Kfar Tibnit in southern Lebanon. Mansouri, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh targeted by airstrikes and artillery.
Save coverage image
12 outlets told this the same way.
Shelling Near Kfar Tibnit
Israeli artillery shells hit the outskirts of Kfar Tibnit, as an Al-Manar reporter in southern Lebanon described the bombardment on Friday, 16/10/2026. CiudadCCS said Israel intensified air and artillery attacks in southern Lebanon, concentrating operations in the town of Mansouri in the Tyre district. CiudadCCS reported that the offensive included consecutive bombardments by warplanes, machine-gun fire, and at least five barrel-bomb releases by drones.
CiudadCCS added that, at dawn, Israeli military vehicles were observed in Haddatha, supported by artillery fire, and that the offensive extended to areas in the Tyre, Marjeyoun, and Nabatieh districts. Al-Manar reported the shelling from the outskirts of Kfar Tibnit, placing the focus of the latest account on southern Lebanon’s border-adjacent area.
Mansouri, Haddatha, and Valleys
CiudadCCS said Israeli artillery bombarded areas of the Zibqine and Slouki valleys, as well as the outskirts of Meyfadoun. CiudadCCS reported that, in Nabatieh, Israeli troops used medium-caliber automatic weapons and launched flares over the hills and forests of the towns of Kfar Tebnit, Ali Taher, and Dohat Kfar Remmane. Mehr News Agency said Israeli warplanes bombed areas around Mifdoun, Kfar Tebnit and Mansouri, Haddatha and Haris, Khiam, Mays al-Jabal and Qantara.
Mehr News Agency added that two airstrikes were carried out on Wadi Zebqin in Lebanon, while heavy artillery attacks targeted Wadi Zebqin, al-Slouqi, Haddatha, Mansouri, Srifa, Hula, Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Khiam, Kfar Tebnit, Arnoun, Aitaroun, Haris and Braashit. Mehr News Agency reported that Israeli drones were seen in Lebanese airspace at the same time as the second anniversary ceremonies for the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah were being held in Beirut, the Bekaa and southern areas.
Buffer Zone and Displacement
News On AIR said fighting in southern Lebanon intensified as Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into border areas, with Israeli combat reported in the western sector of southern Lebanon. News On AIR reported that the Israeli military said four of its soldiers were killed and two others wounded during intense combat with Hezbollah fighters in the past few hours. News On AIR said Israeli operations aimed at expanding a security buffer zone to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure and push armed positions away from the Israeli border toward the Litani River.
News On AIR reported that more than one million Lebanese remain displaced, with large numbers fleeing villages near the border, and that access to medical care, electricity and basic services continues to deteriorate. News On AIR said Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called for restraint and urged an end to military activity from Lebanese territory outside state control, while the government said it was closely monitoring developments and working with international partners to prevent further escalation.