Conflict & Security
Israeli strikes and demolitions hit southern Lebanon; two bodies recovered in Nabatieh
September 16, 2026 at 08:33 PM
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3 reports · over 7 hours
Israeli forces struck and demolished targets across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, and the Lebanese Red Cross recovered two bodies in Nabatieh.
- Israeli warplanes and artillery struck Beit Yahoun, Beit Lif, Kfar Tibnit, Mansouri and the area between Arnoun and Kfar Tibnit, setting fires in Beit Yahoun.
- Israeli forces carried out explosions in Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Mansouri and Kfar Tibnit, the Lebanese National News Agency reported, and demolished a house in Halta.
- Lebanese Red Cross teams, backed by a Lebanese army patrol, recovered the bodies of two young men from Ain al-Simahiyeh killed by Israeli fire after contact with them was lost the previous day.
- The US-brokered June ceasefire framework remains stalled, with Israel keeping forces in a "security zone" and Hezbollah refusing to disarm before withdrawal.

