Violence has eased for the reason that US-Iran MoU and Israel-Lebanon framework, however Beirut nonetheless stories assaults and demolitions.
Printed On 27 Aug 2026
A Lebanese lady has been killed, and a number of other different individuals injured by Israeli strikes in town of Arab Salim, in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Well being mentioned six individuals have been wounded within the assaults on Thursday, together with a baby, a lady and two aged individuals, whereas the state-run Nationwide Information Company (NNA) reported that the lady who died “had been married for 48 hours”.
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The newlywed lady’s home was additionally destroyed within the assault, NNA mentioned.
Lebanese safety sources mentioned no less than 10 Israeli strikes had been carried out within the wider Nabatieh space. NNA additionally reported artillery shelling focusing on the outskirts of the city of Rashaf within the Bint Jbeil district.
The Israeli navy claimed it was focusing on Hezbollah after the Iran-backed group struck its troopers within the south in a single day. The military mentioned it struck Hezbollah “weapon storage amenities”.
“Israel focused the city of Arab Salim within the Nabatieh governorate. It focused a residential space,” mentioned Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut concerning the lethal strike.
“The Israeli military says it’s hitting infrastructure, and that that is in retaliation for Hezbollah launching armed drones at its forces within the Ali al-Taher ridge in a single day.
“It’s not the primary time the Israeli military accuses Hezbollah of focusing on its forces on this space, which overlooks town of Nabatieh’s strategic excessive floor, which actually stays contested territory. We all know that the Israeli military needs Hezbollah to vacate this space, so we’re seeing this enhance in navy stress,” she mentioned.
In line with Israel, Iran-backed fighters “launched two explosive drones” in direction of Israeli troopers working within the Ali al-Taher ridge, however there have been no casualties.
Israel has stepped up its strikes on south Lebanon in current days, following an August 15 wave of strikes that Lebanon mentioned killed 11 individuals, together with a number of kids. Israel’s navy mentioned the raids have been retaliation for a Hezbollah assault.
Al Jazeera’s Khodr mentioned that whereas “there was a discount within the violence in current days, we’ve got additionally witnessed an escalation by the Israeli military”.
“There may be rising concern that the [Israeli] military might broaden this offensive, and it might turn into much more intense,” she added.
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have been escalating since Israel’s genocidal warfare on Gaza started in 2023. Lebanon was dragged into the battle on March 2, days after the US and Israel launched their warfare on Iran. Hezbollah struck Israel in help of Tehran. This was adopted by large Israeli air strikes and a floor invasion that Lebanese authorities say have killed greater than 4,300 individuals.
The continued strikes have renewed debate in Beirut over the “framework” settlement Lebanon signed with Israel in June, which envisages a phased Israeli withdrawal in alternate for the deployment of the Lebanese military and the disarmament of armed teams, a reference to Hezbollah.
