The IDF is conducting artillery shelling of targets in southern Lebanon, according to an Israeli security source. Details on specific locations, targets, or casualties are not yet available.
The IDF is carrying out artillery shelling against targets in southern Lebanon on Monday evening, according to Israeli security sources. The barrage comes after a day of escalating exchanges: earlier at 20:44, The Zioneer reported ongoing rocket fire targeting Israeli forces in the area, and at 23:18 a wave of Israeli airstrikes hit villages across southern Lebanon. The shelling marks the latest in a sequence of IDF operations in the sector.
The thread has tracked a rapid escalation since the morning hours. At 08:39, Lebanese media first reported airstrikes following Hezbollah fire. By midday, a drone strike in Tebnit killed an operative, confirmed by multiple sources — first the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar network, then the Lebanese National News Agency, and later Israeli security sources who described it as an 'immediate-threat removal.' The IDF later confirmed it was the first airstrike since the US-Iran-brokered ceasefire deal was announced overnight, a point carried across several thread versions. Throughout the day, the IDF also continued controlled demolitions in occupied areas and halted ground advances, while Hezbollah rejected a return to the pre-March 2 status.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday at 23:18, a wave of Israeli airstrikes targeted villages across southern Lebanon in recent hours, extending the pattern of operations that earlier this weekend (Saturday 20:56) struck the Shiite villages of Majdal Salam and Juz. The ongoing artillery fire aligns with the 'fire belt' pattern the IDF announced on June 9.
It remains unclear what specific locations or targets are being shelled in the current barrage, and no casualty figures have been reported. The exact trigger for the artillery fire — whether a response to the earlier rocket salvos or a separate operational decision — has not been specified by the security source.
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