The Israeli army targeted five towns in southern Lebanon with artillery shelling and machine-gun fire on Friday. The attacks occurred while military drones flew at low altitude over the capital Beirut, according to official media reports.
Lebanon’s National News Agency stated that an Israeli tank fired two artillery shells toward a residential home. The strike hit the Al-Mashaa area of Mayfadoun located within the Nabatieh district.
In the Marjayoun district, Israeli artillery struck the towns of Tallousa and Bani Hayyan. The shelling in Tallousa was accompanied by heavy machine-gun fire directed at the area.
In the Tyre district, artillery shells landed in the towns of Majdal Zoun and Buyout al-Sayyad. Israeli forces also directed machine-gun fire toward the main road leading to the town of Al-Mansouri.
Unmanned aerial vehicles flew at low altitude over Beirut at the same time. The National News Agency confirmed that these aircraft did not carry out any attacks during their flights over the city.
Local authorities reported no casualties resulting from the artillery fire or the machine-gun attacks across the southern districts. There were no immediate figures for injuries or deaths following the strikes.
The military actions took place despite a framework agreement signed by Beirut and Tel Aviv. The pact was brokered by the United States and signed on June 26.
The diplomatic agreement provides for an Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory. This withdrawal is meant to happen in parallel with the deployment of the Lebanese army.
Israel continues to maintain a military presence in parts of southern Lebanon. Some of these areas have been held for decades, while others were seized during the war of 2023 and 2024, when Israeli ground forces advanced roughly 10 kilometres into Lebanese territory.
