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Lebanon18 September, 20262 min read

Israeli Forces Strike Nabatieh Al-Fawqah and Shell Mais Al-Jabal in Southern Lebanon

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Israeli airstrikes hit Nabatieh al-Fawqah and shelled Mais al-Jabal in southern Lebanon. Operations also targeted the Mansouri area with demolitions and artillery in nearby towns.

Israeli Forces Strike Nabatieh Al-Fawqah and Shell Mais Al-Jabal in Southern Lebanon
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Southern Lebanon Strikes

Israeli occupation forces carried out airstrikes and artillery attacks across southern Lebanon, with an Al-Manar TV Lebanon correspondent reporting an Israeli air strike on Nabatieh Al-Fawqah and Israeli artillery shells in the southern Lebanese town of Mais Al-Jabal. Al-Manar TV Lebanon also reported that Israeli forces carried out three demolition operations in Al-Mansouri and torch houses in Byout Al-Seyyad, describing the actions as part of the same campaign of strikes and shelling.

In a separate incident in southern Lebanon, UA.NEWS reported a clash between Lebanese and Israeli forces that was prevented near Deir Mimas after an Israeli unit approached a recently established army position and demanded that it be vacated. UA.NEWS said contacts through the ceasefire monitoring mechanism prevented a direct clash, and that Israeli forces ordered Lebanese soldiers to dismantle the position and leave the area while throwing stun grenades nearby.

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Deir Mimas Standoff

UA.NEWS reported that the dispute over the position Israeli military forces advanced to near a position established by the Lebanese army was linked to ensuring local residents’ movement, including during the olive harvest. The same UA.NEWS account said the Israeli side stated the Lebanese position was located within the so-called Yellow Line, while Lebanon does not recognize this line as an official border or demarcation line.

UA.NEWS added that a military coordination group for Lebanon operating within the monitoring mechanism joined efforts to resolve the dispute, and that Lebanese troops temporarily left the disputed position to allow Israeli forces to enter for a limited period. After about 90 minutes, UA.NEWS said Israeli troops withdrew from the position near the entrance to Deir Mimas and returned to their post in Tall al-Nahhas, while the Lebanese army maintained its presence and reinforced deployment along the main road in Burj al-Muluk.

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Broader Context and Access

While the Lebanon-focused reports described Israeli actions in southern Lebanon, multiple sources also centered on a separate U.S. political dispute over press access, with MS NOW reporting that President Donald Trump said he is banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House effective immediately. MS NOW said Trump accused the outlets of repeatedly reporting what he called “fake news,” and quoted Trump’s framing that the outlets were reporting “FICTION and LIES” about him, his administration and the United States.

In the same U.S. dispute, NBC News reported that Trump said he had banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS.” NBC News also included Jacqui Heinrich, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, saying the organization “stands in defense of our colleagues at CNN, MSNOW, and Politico who are being singled out for doing their jobs.”

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