Lebanese sources report that the Israel Defense Forces carried out broad waves of strikes Saturday morning across southern Lebanon, focusing on the Nabatieh area — a Hezbollah stronghold — as well as the Rihan and Soujod sectors and the Tyre region. Local media described strikes on Nabatieh as a 'fire belt' barrage. Several Lebanese casualties were reported in the morning attacks.
Lebanese reports Saturday morning described a 'fire belt' barrage hitting the Hezbollah stronghold of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, with several casualties reported. The strikes, which also targeted the Rihan, Soujod, and Tyre sectors, follow earlier reports of heavy fire and artillery shelling in the Nabatieh area from overnight and the early hours of Saturday. By 05:12 Jerusalem, three versions of the story had been published: initial shelling of northern Nabatieh was followed by reports of heavy fire hitting the city, and then by observations of multiple plumes of smoke rising over it after IAF strikes.
As The Zioneer reported in its thread, by 05:12 Jerusalem the story had evolved from an unconfirmed report of IDF artillery shelling the northern part of Nabatieh — with no targets, casualties, or scope specified — to Lebanese reports describing a heavy strike hitting the city, and then to a third version citing observations of multiple smoke plumes after Israeli Air Force strikes. The description of the assault as a 'fire belt' barrage, a term previously used by the IDF, appeared only in the current bulletin.
As The Zioneer reported on June 10, a Lebanese report had described a 'fire belt' strike pattern in the Nabatieh area. The IDF on June 9 launched a broad wave of strikes in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah in Tyre and Sidon, and on June 14 struck multiple towns in the Nabatieh, Tyre, and Sidon areas overnight. Saturday's morning strikes represent the broadest reported in a single morning this week.
No further breakdown by affiliation or number of casualties was available, and the IDF had not formally commented on Saturday's operations as of the bulletin's publication.
4 developments
- StrongLebanese reports: 'Fire belt' strikes continue in Nabatieh and surrounding towns
- DevelopingLebanese report: 'Fire belt' strikes hit Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon
- StrongReports: IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure in Nabatieh area, southern Lebanon
- ConfirmedIDF reportedly strikes Nabatieh area after Hezbollah fire at Israeli forces
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