Key facts
- Israel launched a "massive" bombing on Haddatha in southern Lebanon.
- Israeli forces shelled Haris, causing injuries.
- Israeli troops cut down trees along roadsides in the Bint Jbeil district.
- Israeli forces conducted airstrikes, artillery shelling, and dropped sound bombs in various locations in southern Lebanon.
- The Battle of Bint Jbeil was a significant engagement in the 2026 Lebanon war.
- Israel and the US argued the ceasefire did not apply to the Lebanese front.
Israel has launched a "massive" bombing on the village of Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese state-run National News Agency (NNA). This action is part of ongoing Israeli offensive attacks in the region, which have included airstrikes, artillery shelling, explosions, sound-bomb attacks, and tree-cutting activities.
According to Lebanon's NNA, Israeli forces shelled the town of Haris, also in the Bint Jbeil district, causing injuries. Israeli troops were also reported to have cut down trees along roadsides in the Bint Jbeil district. In the early hours of Saturday, Israeli forces launched multiple missiles at neighborhoods in the town of Mansouri, located in the Tyre district. Additionally, an Israeli drone dropped two sound bombs in the al-Mashaa neighborhood, and Israeli warplanes conducted an airstrike in the same vicinity. Elsewhere, Israeli military attacks caused a massive explosion on the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiya in the Nabatieh district.
The Battle of Bint Jbeil, a significant engagement in the 2026 Lebanon war and the wider 2026 Iran war, began on April 9, 2026. This offensive occurred amidst disputed interpretations of a ceasefire. Iran, Pakistan, and Hezbollah characterized Israeli operations as violations of the agreement, while Israel and the United States maintained that the ceasefire did not apply to the Lebanese front. Bint Jbeil holds symbolic importance, being the town where Hassan Nasrallah delivered a victory speech in 2000 and where Hezbollah previously defeated the IDF in 2006. The town is considered strategically important for controlling surrounding hills and commanding views of southern Lebanon.
Following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem vowed retaliation. On March 2, 2026, Hezbollah launched projectiles into northern Israel, its first such attack since the 2024 ceasefire.