Israeli ground invasion of the town of Dibin in southern Lebanon and encirclement of the town of Nabatieh
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in remarks carried by the Hebrew Channel 14 on Friday, announced that Israeli forces succeeded in crossing the Litani River, stressing that very strong strikes were carried out in Lebanon to end Hezbollah's threats.
As a result of this dangerous field development, southern Lebanon has turned into an open battlefield, as the occupation army has expanded its area of control to encircle the eastern part of the strategic city of Nabatieh, which includes Kafr Tabnit, Yammar al-Shukif and Arnon, with additional attempts to advance on the Deir Syriac axis towards Wadi al-Litani and Zuter al-Sharqiyah.
Orders to evacuate and invade Dibin
The Israeli Occupation Army Spokesman, Avichai Adrei, issued urgent warnings for the immediate evacuation of the residents of the towns of Ansariya, Al-Kharayeb, Shubriha, Sarafand, Adlon, Bisriya, and Ein Qana.
Field sources reported the deployment of the occupation's vehicles, bulldozers and armored tanks in the town of Dibin after a night of heavy shelling, while the Israeli Army Radio indicated that the forces passed the town of Kafr Tibnit and are now advancing directly towards Nabatieh Al-Fuqa and the vicinity of the archaeological fortress of Al-Shuqif, which is of great importance because of its supervision of Marjayoun and the Finger of the Galilee.
Mass displacement from the south
The city of Nabatieh witnessed a new wave of displacement of dozens of Lebanese families who made their way out of the city at night accompanied by members of the Lebanese army and civil defense, due to the weight of the artillery shelling that turned the city into a "scorched earth".
The director of the popular Najda Hospital in Nabatieh, Mona Abu Zeid, confirmed that the occupation forces are only 4 to 5 kilometers away from the medical center, stressing that the hospital will remain steadfast and continue to provide its medical services as the last operating facility in the area.
Beirut Capital Breach
Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on a residential apartment in the Choueifat area adjacent to Beirut's southern suburbs, in the most prominent violation of the ceasefire in effect since mid-April.
Israel Radio explained that the strike targeted the head of Hezbollah's missile system.
The Hebrew website "Walla" quoted a security official as saying that the target was a high-ranking Iranian commander, in conjunction with the Israeli army's announcement of the elimination of 800 members of the party and the elimination of field commanders over the past two weeks.
Destruction of heritage monuments and churches
Photographs and field reports showed enormous damage to the historical memory of the south, as an Israeli missile landed directly at the dome of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, in the center of Jdeidat Marjayoun, destroying it, as well as damaging the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts school and the Red Cross center.
News cameras captured a violent raid on the vicinity of Phoenician archaeological sites in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Tyre, prompting Lebanese Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to condemn the crime and call on the international community to protect 34 heritage sites protected under the Hague Convention.
The Bloody Toll and the Tragedy of Children
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that children in Lebanon are paying a heavy price, stressing that the death rate among children reached about 11 children killed and injured every 24 hours last week due to their lack of safety and care.
According to a statistic documented by Anadolu Agency, the recent 108 attacks resulted in the martyrdom of 28 citizens and the wounding of 42 others, including raids on the towns of Ramadiya, Al-Mansouri, Zabqin, Maaroub, Haboush, Kafr Jouz, and Mifdoun, and the martyrdom of municipal policeman Mohamed Nehme Tarhini in the town of Abba, the recovery of two martyrs from the rubble of a house in Tirdaba, and the targeting of a health authority center in Deir Qanun al-Nahr.
Political Conflict and Military Impasse
The Hebrew Channel 12 said in a military analysis that the senior leadership ignored the lessons of the past, stressing that "the Israeli army is bleeding again in the Lebanese mud" despite promises of dynamic and mobile defense, amid military recommendations to intensify strikes for fear of imminent pressure from Washington.
In the political arena, Hassan Fadlallah, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, announced the cohesion of the Hezbollah Front and the Amal Movement, stressing the existence of an Iranian insistence that any truce agreement with Washington will not pass without including Lebanon, criticizing the continuation of the PA in Beirut in the direct negotiating track in Washington led by Amichai Levin from the Israeli side, at a time when the Free Patriotic Movement, headed by Gebran Bassil, warned that the razing of villages aims to destroy the villages and explode a sectarian and social crisis that devours the Lebanese entity.