Two people were killed when an Israeli air strike hit a motorcycle in Kfar Reman, deepening an intense campaign of strikes across southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health gave the casualty toll, and state media said the attack fell near Nabatieh, close to the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge that the Israeli army says it has captured.
Military raids and artillery fire also struck seven towns in the Tyre and Nabatieh districts, with authorities reporting no casualties in those attacks. The towns named by state media included al-Mansouri, Majdal Zoun, Buyout al-Sayyad, Beit Lif and Srebbine in Tyre, and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Mayfadoun in Nabatieh.
The Israeli military said it intercepted a Hezbollah drone beyond the “Yellow Line” and warned it would continue to target positions in southern Lebanon in response. The strikes and interceptions come as Israeli forces expand their presence across large parts of the south during a new phase of operations against Hezbollah.
The violence has continued despite two truce agreements reached in June, mediated by the administration of US President Donald Trump. The June 4 ceasefire required a complete halt to Hezbollah fire and the withdrawal of its fighters from areas south of the Litani River. A subsequent June 26 framework tied any Israeli pullback to the disarmament of Hezbollah and did not explicitly demand Israeli withdrawal.
Since March 2, Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks have killed more than 4,000 people, injured at least 12,000, and forced more than one million people from their homes. Separately on Friday, Israeli authorities released four Lebanese detainees from Israeli prisons and handed them to Lebanese officials through the International Committee of the Red Cross, a day after one Lebanese man was released under a bilateral agreement.
The pattern of strikes, territorial claims and detainee exchanges shows the conflict remains volatile, with diplomatic accords failing so far to halt operations that are reshaping security on both sides of the border.
