Nabatieh: Nabatieh and its surrounding towns have been turned into a "disaster zone" following intensive Israeli airstrikes and renewed evacuation threats ordering civilians to move north beyond the Zahrani River. Israeli attacks escalated sharply during the early hours of the day. The town of Deir al-Zahrani was targeted by more than 15 airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes. Additional strikes targeted the Ali al-Taher forest on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, before noon, heavy air raids struck the city of Nabatieh, targeting the al-Maslakh district, the Old Serail neighborhood, and the commercial market area. Numerous residential and commercial buildings were destroyed, particularly along Evangelical Street, where extensive destruction dramatically altered the area's appearance. The nearby town of Kfarjaouz also sustained major damage to homes and shops.
Israeli warplanes also bombed the towns of Harouf, Choukine, Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Jibsheet, Arabsalim, Maifadoun, and Nabatieh al-Fawqa. One martyr was reported in Harouf. A drone strike on Jibsheet killed a Bangladeshi worker along with his wife and son. Another drone strike in the same town targeted a pickup truck.
Two Lebanese soldiers were martyred in a drone strike targeting a motorcycle on the Zefta-Deir al-Zahrani highway. At the same time, the town of Kfour came under drone attack. An Israeli drone also struck the parking area of Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital in Toul. In Zibdine, a drone strike on a motorcycle near the IPT station left one civilian martyr.
A "tuk-tuk" vehicle was hit by a drone strike on the Zefta-Kfarwa highway, leaving Mustafa Hamdan from Nabatieh martyred. In the afternoon, Nabatieh was subjected to another wave of heavy airstrikes. One strike completely destroyed a mosque opposite the Lebanese Red Cross center and another targeted the vicinity of Nabih Berri Governmental Hospital.
Additional strikes hit Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Choukine, and Yohmor al-Shqif, while Israeli drones carried out attacks on Jibsheet, Kfour, and Zefta. Israeli artillery shelling continued throughout the day against the towns of Yohmor al-Shqif, Arnoun, and Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Later in the afternoon, Israeli warplanes launched further airstrikes on the towns of Ghandourieh, Borj Qalaway, Shaqra, Touline, Kfardounine, Hariss, and Tebnine.