Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes across Lebanon border
Shafaq News- Beirut (Updated at 20:38)
On Friday, Hezbollah launched a series of rocket and drone attacks on Israeli military sites and settlements, as Israeli forces carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling across southern Lebanon.
The group said in a series of statements that it targeted several northern Israeli settlements, including Kiryat Shmona, Hanita, Ramot Naftali, Shlomi, Shomera, and Yiftah. It also hit Israeli military positions, including the Branit barracks, the headquarters of the 91st Division, and gatherings of Israeli troops near the Lebanese border town of Al-Khiam.
Meanwhile, Lebanese media reported ongoing Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting multiple towns in Bint Jbeil and Nabatiyeh provinces. Raids also struck areas in Sour province, including a residential building in Bafliyeh, leaving two people dead and one injured.
Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee indicated in a statement that Israel have targeted more than 2,000 Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, and killed more than 570 Hezbollah fighters, since the beginning of the war with Lebanon on March 2.
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— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 20, 2026
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that the death toll since March 2 has risen to 1,021 killed and 2,641 injured, including 118 children, 824 men, and 79 women, while the number of injured includes 370 children, 1,856 men, and 415 women.
