Lebanonupdated 1h ago2 min read
MapIsraeli Forces Shell Baraachit, Strike Baraachit Nature Reserve In South Lebanon
“When the drones came, my heart started pounding in a terrifying way.”
“No sirens sounded in any towns, as no threat was posed to Israeli civilians.”
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Israeli airstrikes and artillery pounded southern Lebanon's border towns overnight. Drones and warplanes hit Nabatieh province, including al-Hariq in Kfar Tibnit.
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Shelling Across South Lebanon
Israeli artillery shelling hit Baraachit town in South Lebanon, and an air raid targeted the area between Al-Qantara and Bani Hayyan towns in South Lebanon. Israeli forces carried out new bombing in Zawtar Al-Sharqiyeh town in South Lebanon. Israeli forces conducted an airstrike on southern Lebanon on Sunday, targeting the Baraachit Nature Reserve in the Bint Jbeil district of Nabatieh governorate.
L’Orient Today reported that Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire targeted the al-Hariq neighborhood in Kfar Tibnit, and it said Israeli warplanes also struck the town and Wadi Hujeir in Marjayoun. L’Orient Today reported that Israeli warplanes struck Tallousa in Marjayoun and the outskirts of Braasheet in Bint Jbeil, while artillery fire targeted the outskirts of Braasheet and Beit Yahoun in Bint Jbeil.
Ceasefire, Then Drone Strikes
Israel agreed to a ceasefire after a month of deadly airstrikes across Lebanon.
Zeinab Faraj said, "I expected it to be like every other time. Amal and I would go out, take some footage and then leave."
Faraj described the moment drones appeared, saying, "When the drones came, my heart started pounding in a terrifying way."
The Guardian said Faraj and Amal Khalil were in the village of al-Tiri on the afternoon of 22 April, and it said they met Ali Nabil Bazzi and Mohammed Hourani by chance earlier at Tebnine governmental hospital.
The Guardian said a missile struck the car as they tried to get into it, and it said both women were thrown backwards, with Khalil wrapping her arms around Faraj.
Destruction, Displacement, and Occupation
A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery found that most villages were flattened by Israel after an April ceasefire, and Israel said it did so to remove threats posed by Hezbollah. 48 of the roughly 60 villages and towns within Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon are mostly leveled, and the Israeli military has said it razed villages to eliminate Hezbollah military facilities. The Lebanese territory seized and occupied since fighting resumed in March extends as far as 8 miles north of the Israeli border, and wildfires burned about 16,500 acres across the swath of southern Lebanon since the April ceasefire.
Shafaq News said Israeli forces carried out airstrikes, artillery attacks, and explosions across several districts of southern Lebanon on Sunday, and it said the attacks concentrated on Nabatiyeh province. Shafaq News said Lebanon's Health Ministry reported 4,389 killed and 12,424 injured as of October 12, and it said the conflict has displaced more than one million people.