Ongoing Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon: airstrikes, shelling, explosions and incursions

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1. 26 Sep 2026, 11:24 Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported artillery shelling on the outskirts of the town of Shaqra in southern Lebanon, then Israeli artillery shelling on the outskirts of the town of Yatar, coinciding with Israeli drone flights over areas of the western Beqaa.
2. 26 Sep 2026, 13:28 Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported an Israeli explosion in the town of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, while lebnaon today said the town is located in the Sour district, amid simultaneous Israeli strikes on border towns and villages including Al-Tiri in the Bint Jbeil district, Mansouri and Yatar.
3. 26 Sep 2026, 16:20 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Haddatha in southern Lebanon, with initial reports mentioning no injuries or damage, while the Israeli army carried out an explosion in the town of Meiss El Jabal and machine-gun sweeping toward the town of Qantara.
4. 26 Sep 2026, 20:00 Violent Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of the town of Baraachit on the evening of Saturday 26 September 2026, coinciding with reports of an Israeli airstrike on Jabal al-Rafii in Sajd in the Jezzine area. Media quoted an Israeli security source as saying the Israeli army had reduced the size of its forces in southern Lebanon in recent days, and that Hezbollah was re-arranging its military deployment with most of its forces concentrated north of the Litani River.
5. 26 Sep 2026, 22:03 An Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of Khiam, another hit the Shanouh farm south of Kfar Shuba, and an air raid hit the town of Mansouri, while artillery shelling targeted Wadi al-Saluki and the town of Bani Hayyan, and an Israeli force of about 4 to 5 vehicles advanced to the outskirts of Halta – Kfar Shuba with sweeping and the firing of illuminating bombs.
6. 26 Sep 2026, 22:40 kataeb.org reported a wide field escalation on Saturday evening including intensive Israeli warplane flights, airstrikes on the surroundings of Khiam, Kafr Tibnit and Bani Hayyan, artillery shelling on Kafr Tibnit and Nabatieh, explosions in Mansouri, Taybeh and Khiam, and an Israeli force advancing toward Halta–Kfar Shuba. The spokesman of the Kiryat Shmona municipality announced that the Israeli army would launch a wave of airstrikes on Lebanese territory in the coming hours.
7. 27 Sep 2026, 08:12 From dawn until morning, Israeli warplanes after 2 a.m. launched airstrikes targeting Kafr Tibnit, the surroundings of Mayfadoun and Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while artillery shelling continued until 5:30 a.m. on the Kfar Roummane hollow, Wadi al-Saluki toward Touline and the outskirts of Mayfadoun.
8. 27 Sep 2026, 14:05 An Israeli airstrike targeted the northern entrance of Khiam – the Hammam area, and Israeli army radio said the army had shortly before struck a Hezbollah military building in Khiam, while an Israeli Apache helicopter targeted a house on the outskirts of Qabrikha toward Wadi al-Saluki. At 14:25, Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported a second Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Haddatha and Hariss, after a first strike on the Araish area between the two towns.
9. 27 Sep 2026, 21:21 An Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of Qantara on the evening of Sunday 27 September 2026, another hit the outskirts of Kafr Tibnit, with artillery shelling on the outskirts of Kafr Tibnit and the Ali al-Taher area toward Khardali, and shelling on the town of Arnoun.
10. 28 Sep 2026, 11:34 An Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, and Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of Baraachit.
11. 28 Sep 2026, 12:55 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Mansouri, then Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Khiam, with no information on casualties or the extent of damage.
12. 28 Sep 2026, 20:32 Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported an explosion caused by an interceptor missile above the town of Qantara, alongside Israeli reports of air defenses being activated in the Upper Galilee without sirens sounding. In the evening, the correspondent reported Israeli artillery shelling on Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while another source reported an airstrike on the village.
13. 29 Sep 2026, 16:19 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Haddatha, an explosion was heard in Majdal Zoun, and the National News Agency reported a series of massive Israeli explosions in Mansouri that caused loud blasts and tremors reaching the city of Sour and surrounding villages. In the afternoon, Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported an explosion in Majdal Zoun, three very powerful explosions in Mansouri, and explosions in the Iraqib and Barakeh neighborhoods of Bani Hayyan, while an Israeli force entered a house on the outskirts of eastern Kfar Shuba and opened fire from around it toward the town.
14. 1 Oct 2026, 07:36 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Haddatha on the morning of Thursday 1 October 2026. In the evening, an Israeli explosion occurred in the town of Aitaroun amid low-altitude warplane flights, mock raids and illuminating bombs over Mansouri and its surroundings, shelling on Marj al-Khiam and smoke bombs over the town of Bayt al-Siyad, after which an Israeli airstrike targeted the Sahl area of Haddatha. The escalation widened with airstrikes and shelling on Wadi Zebqine, Marj al-Khiam and the Araish area on the outskirts of Hariss, and the incursion of two Israeli armored vehicles accompanied by bulldozers toward the riverbed in the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiya.
15. 2 Oct 2026, 15:05 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Mansouri, and the Israeli army announced that during the week it had struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon in response to a booby-trapped drone launched at its forces in the security zone. Two massive explosions were heard in Majdal Zoun, and Israeli forces carried out an explosion in the town of Bayt Lif in the Bint Jbeil district.

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