Cross-border fires in Lebanon, Israel as fighting continues across the frontier
An Israeli firefighter puts out a fire in a field, ignited after a drone from southern Lebanon was shot down near Kfar Dishon in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on Tuesday
A fire broke out after an Israeli air attack on a building in the Shebaa region in the southeast of Lebanon on Wednesday morning
Israeli military claims strikes on Hezbollah posts in southern Lebanon
According to Israel’s military, its warplanes hit several Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon overnight, including an observation post in the area of Matmoura and additional infrastructure in Shebaa.
In a post on X, the military shared purported footage of the strikes.
‘Too dangerous’: Israeli air raids hammer southern Lebanon
Over the last three hours, there has been an increase in Israel’s air strikes where we are here in southern Lebanon.
Behind me is the town of Khiam which was hit this morning. I can still see smoke rising from some of the strike sites. Strikes also hit other areas of southern Lebanon near the border.
We’d like to go down there, but we can’t because, frankly, it’s too dangerous. We’re told that any car that moves in that town could be a potential target for the Israelis.
On the other side of Khiam is the Israeli settlement of Metula. Hezbollah has targeted that settlement in the past, they say, with guided missiles.
The fear is that this could turn into an all-out war.
Fire breaks out after Israel shells southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil outskirts
Israel has shelled the outskirts of southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil town, prompting the outbreak of fire, according to local media.
The video footage circulating on social media showed plumes of smoke being scattered by the wind near a road. The fire was later contained, according to the reports.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of the towns of Kfar Kila, Burj al-Muluk, Tallet al-Aziziyah, and the Marjayoun Plain.
اشتعال النيران نتيجة قصف مدفعي اسرائيلي استهدف قبل قليل منطقة الفلوات على اطراف بنت جبيل لجهة الطيري خلف محطة الأيتام وتمت السيطرة عليها pic.twitter.com/vNq33JiMLC
— مصدر مسؤول (@fouadkhreiss) June 26, 2024
Caption translation: The fire broke out as a result of an Israeli artillery bombardment that targeted the al-Falawat area on the outskirts of Bint Jbeil, in the at-Tiri district, behind al-Aytam station, and it was controlled.
