Two injured by Israeli shelling as troops advance in southern Lebanon

Lebanese state media reported that Israeli artillery strikes in southern Lebanon injured two people in the village of Chaqra in the Bint Jbeil district; the wounded were taken to Tebnin hospital. Shelling also hit Wadi Nahla near Shuqra, and separate Israeli artillery fire struck the municipalities of al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun.

A separate confrontation unfolded on the outskirts of Deir Mimas in the Marjayoun area after two Israeli tanks moved along a road toward the town and halted at a dirt barricade where Lebanese army vehicles were stationed. The Lebanese military said the patrol had set up a temporary observation post on September 10 in coordination with the military coordination group that manages deconfliction between Israel and Lebanon. The army said Israeli forces approached the post, deployed sound bombs nearby, and that Lebanese troops reinforced their position before both sides entered a state of alert.

Following the standoff, Israeli forces withdrew from Deir Mimas and fell back to positions in neighbouring Tell en-Nhas, while Lebanese troops returned to their main base after contacting the deconfliction group, the Lebanese army said. Separately, the Israeli military advanced from the municipality of al-Tiri toward the outskirts of Hadatha in the Bint Jbeil district, according to the state news agency.

The incidents come against the backdrop of a US-brokered framework agreement reached in June that envisions a phased Israeli pullback from southern Lebanon and deployment of the Lebanese army into vacated areas. Despite that accord, Israel has continued military activity in parts of the region since the wider Hezbollah-Israel war began in March. Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks since October 2023 have caused 8,953 deaths and 30,643 injuries nationally, and cited cumulative casualties from the current war—begun March 2—as at least 4,386 killed and 12,407 wounded from Israeli strikes.