📰 6 sources 14 articles · 13 Oct 2026, 14:02 → 2 days ago

Continued Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon: airstrikes and artillery shelling on several towns

Since 13 October 2026, southern Lebanon has seen a series of continuous Israeli attacks comprising airstrikes, artillery shelling and machine-gun sweeping, targeting towns in the western and central sectors, the Bint Jbeil district and the Marjayoun plain. The attacks were accompanied by low-altitude flights and movements of Israeli military vehicles, amid talk of a breach of the ceasefire agreement.

📍 Where things stand: Israeli attacks on southern Lebanese towns are continuing; the latest reported development was an airstrike on the area between Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Tebnit early on 16 October 2026.

⏱️ Timeline

13 Oct 2026, 14:02 Israeli warplanes carried out a strike on Wadi al-Saluqi toward the town of Shaqra in southern Lebanon, while aircraft flew at very low altitude and staged mock raids over several southern areas, and the town of Mansouri was subjected to Israeli artillery shelling, according to the Lebanon Debate correspondent.
13 Oct 2026, 20:49 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Mansouri in southern Lebanon, following a similar report of shelling that hit the town of Khiam at roughly the same time. MTV Lebanon reported that the shelling hit the areas of al-Jarmaq, Mansouri, Khiam and Beit Yahoun and the area between Haddatha and Haris, with Israeli military vehicles observed moving between Aita al-Jabal and Beit Yahoun accompanied by shelling and machine-gun sweeping, and other vehicles moving inside the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya.
14 Oct 2026, 04:01 The Israeli army continued its artillery shelling of southern Lebanon on Tuesday night in a new breach of the ceasefire agreement; the National News Agency reported that the Jarmaq area came under intermittent artillery shelling from Israeli positions, and that the shelling also hit the area between the towns of Haddatha and Haris, the towns of Mansouri, Khiam and Beit Yahoun in the Bint Jbeil district and the Marjayoun plain, with Israeli army vehicles observed moving between the towns of Aita al-Jabal and Beit Yahoun.
14 Oct 2026, 08:29 From dawn until Wednesday morning, Israel carried out a series of attacks combining artillery shelling and machine-gun sweeping, targeting the town of Mansouri, the al-Araish neighbourhood in Haris, Wadi Zibqin, the outskirts of Sarbin, the outskirts of Qantara toward Wadi al-Hujayr and Tallet al-Dabsha, amid continuing Israeli violations.
14 Oct 2026, 09:40 Israeli artillery shelling on Wednesday morning targeted several towns and areas in southern Lebanon, including Mansouri and Majdel Zoun in the western sector, the outskirts of Haddatha and Braachit, the al-Araish area, the surroundings of Shaqra and Wadi al-Saluqi in the Bint Jbeil district, accompanied by machine-gun bursts toward the Bayt al-Siyad area. Anadolu noted that the attacks continue despite a US-sponsored framework agreement, with 4,389 killed and 12,424 wounded recorded since 2 March.
14 Oct 2026, 19:16 The National News Agency reported that Israeli army artillery targeted the town of Mansouri and Wadi Zibqin, and later the town of Sarbin, with no immediate information on casualties or the extent of damage.
15 Oct 2026, 09:08 The Israeli air force carried out repeated raids on the village of Mansouri in the western sector of southern Lebanon overnight and dropped illumination bombs over the area, while airstrikes were also reported in the Zibqin area.
15 Oct 2026, 10:52 Al-Raya newspaper reported that Israeli forces intensified their attacks on towns and areas in southern Lebanon, in an escalation of military operations in that border area.
15 Oct 2026, 14:27 The National News Agency reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Kfar Tebnit in Lebanon, with no further details on damage or injuries.
16 Oct 2026, 00:47 A warplane strike targeted the area between the towns of Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon, with the report including no further details on losses.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Coverage varied between detailed field reports naming the towns and sites hit and describing military movements, mostly citing the National News Agency and field correspondents, and a brief general report that specified neither locations nor figures. The main difference is that Anadolu was the only source to give cumulative casualty figures and refer to the US-sponsored framework agreement, while Yemen News focused on describing the shelling as a breach of the ceasefire agreement.

Lebanon Debate Relied on its southern correspondent to relay details of the strike on Wadi al-Saluqi toward Shaqra, the low-altitude flights and mock raids, and in a later report listed the towns targeted at dawn, including Mansouri, the al-Araish neighbourhood in Haris, Wadi Zibqin, the outskirts of Sarbin and Qantara.
MTV Lebanon Carried National News Agency reports on artillery targeting Mansouri, Wadi Zibqin, Sarbin and Kfar Tebnit, and in another report highlighted Israeli military movements between Aita al-Jabal and Beit Yahoun and inside Zawtar al-Sharqiya alongside shelling and machine-gun sweeping.
الخبر اليمني Opened its reports by describing the attacks as a continuation of "aggression" and a new breach of the ceasefire agreement, citing the National News Agency for details of the shelling of Jarmaq, the area between Haddatha and Haris, Mansouri, Khiam, Beit Yahoun and the Marjayoun plain.
Anadolu Ajansı Provided a summary report on the morning shelling in several areas of the western sector and the Bint Jbeil district, and was alone in citing cumulative figures of 4,389 killed and 12,424 wounded since 2 March, noting that the attacks continue despite a US-sponsored framework agreement.
المترجم احمد المقادمة Focused on the repeated airstrikes on the village of Mansouri in the western sector overnight and the dropping of illumination bombs over the area, also mentioning airstrikes in the Zibqin area.
جريدة الراية Its report was general and brief, saying only that Israeli forces intensified their attacks in the border area without naming targeted towns, giving casualty figures or citing the National News Agency.