Bekaa Valley

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 20 people on Saturday, according to Lebanon's state news agency NNA, hours after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect. An Israeli military official stated Hezbollah launched over 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, prompting Israeli warplanes and drones to strike multiple locations in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley.

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew a ceasefire in Lebanon after 24 hours of intense violence. A planned US-Iran meeting in Switzerland to discuss implementing a new deal was cancelled following clashes that killed four Israeli soldiers and at least 47 people in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley.

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Israel's military struck targets in southern Lebanon amid intense fighting with Hezbollah, leading to the postponement of U.S.-Iran talks aimed at ending their conflict. The renewed violence raised the death toll in Lebanon and threatened the recent agreement to halt military operations, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.

Hezbollah released footage it said showed the downing of an Israeli Heron 1 drone over the town of Nahla in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, claiming the aircraft was shot down at an altitude of about seven kilometers. Israeli warplanes carried out an air strike on Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired missiles at what it described as concentrations of Israeli soldiers and vehicles in Majdal Zoun, and the Israeli military intercepted a projectile launched towards its forces.

Hezbollah claims it shot down an Israeli drone in the Nahle area of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. The group stated the drone was downed in a region where Israeli forces have conducted multiple attacks recently. Lebanon’s National News Agency confirmed the drone was shot down and noted several Israeli air raids targeting the area.

Hezbollah claims to have shot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley near the Nahle area. Lebanon’s National News Agency confirmed the downing of the drone and reported multiple Israeli air raids in the region.

An Israeli air strike on Deir ez-Zahrani in southern Lebanon killed three people. Additional Israeli military attacks targeted Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district, as well as Sohmor and Yohmor in the Bekaa Valley. Previous strikes in southern Lebanon had killed at least 12 people.

Israeli attacks on the eastern Lebanon village of Mashghara in the Bekaa Valley killed at least 12 people late Monday as Israel escalated its military operations across the country.

An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley killed 12 people, escalating tensions after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized intensified strikes against Hezbollah. The attack occurred ahead of planned direct talks between Lebanese and Israeli military delegations in Washington, as Hezbollah continues attacks on Israeli troops and demands Israel cease airstrikes and withdraw troops.

Israel's military struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to intensify attacks against the group. Hezbollah has been using fiber optic drones to target Israeli forces, escalating tensions despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The U.S. State Department criticized Hezbollah for violating the ceasefire and called for disarming the Iran-backed group.

Lebanon's environment minister accuses Israel's military of committing 'ecocide' in southern Lebanon from 2023-2024, citing destruction of 5,000 hectares of forests, $704 million in agricultural losses, soil contamination, and widespread air pollution. The report highlights ecological damage including habitat destruction, climate disruption, and toxic emissions.