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Israel struck and shelled multiple towns and valleys in southern Lebanon

· southern Lebanon (Sarbin, al-Mansouri, Qantara, Wadi al-Saloqi, Wadi Zibqin)

What happened Israel carried out air strikes and artillery or tank shelling across southern Lebanon on the night of 25–26 September, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.

Where and when The strikes and shelling occurred in southern Lebanon overnight on 25–26 September. The agency first said strikes hit Sarbin, al-Mansouri and Qantara; artillery shelled Wadi al-Saloqi and Wadi Zibqin. A later account from the same agency said Israeli forces shelled Mansouri and Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district and Wadi Hassan (a valley on the outskirts of Majdal Zoun). The later agency account also said Israeli warplanes were reported flying at low altitude over Tyre and nearby towns, and that the forces bombed the municipalities of Barashit and Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district of Nabatieh Governorate.

Contradictions or changes The original National News Agency report named Sarbin, al-Mansouri and Qantara as strike sites and Wadi al-Saloqi and Wadi Zibqin as shelled valleys. A later National News Agency report repeated shelling of Mansouri, added Majdal Zoun and Wadi Hassan, and added that Barashit and Haddatha in Bint Jbeil were bombed and that warplanes flew at low altitude. The later account expands the list of locations compared with the earlier one.

Further reporting Geopolitics Watch reported intense Israeli Defence Forces artillery bombardment hit al-Mansouri on 26 September.

Casualties No casualty figures were given by the National News Agency or by Geopolitics Watch in the accounts available.

Sources Lebanon’s National News Agency, via Middle East Eye (25 September and 26 September); Geopolitics Watch (26 September).

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