Pre-dawn strikes hit several towns and villages across southern Lebanon, leading UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to express alarm about the ongoing Israeli escalation and call for Israel to withdraw from the occupied Lebanese territory.
An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle near Zebbedine, killing the rider. The identity of the slain has not been confirmed yet, and so far Israel has not released any statement on the incident. Increasingly, Israeli strikes on motorcycles don’t result in official statements from the IDF.
Having killed dozens over the extended weekend, Israel is launching substantially more attacks against southern Lebanon than they did in recent weeks, and it’s not clear what is leading to these strikes, which are overwhelmingly killing civilians.
Mustafa Farhat, an eight-year-old Lebanese boy, lies on a hospital bed as his relative Mona Farhat tends to him while he receives treatment at Najdeh Hospital in Nabatieh, after he was injured in Israeli strikes on Kfar Roumine in southern Lebanon, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Ali Hankir
Tuesday’s strikes included an incident in which Israeli forces blew up a school in Mansouri, a municipality in Nabatieh District that’s been a particular focus of strikes in recent days. Pre-dawn machine gun fire was also reported against Majdal Zoun.
Lebanese had been deploying troops to the “pilot zones” as part of previous deals with Israel, and is reportedly sending additional troops this week, fearing that the Israeli escalation will reach the point where they’re attacking the Lebanese military outright.
Multiple artillery strikes were also reported against Kfar Roumine, the town that was the target of the deadliest airstrikes over the weekend. Israel claimed the civilian homes they hit were “terrorist infrastructure,” killing over a dozen civilians.
