📰 4 sources 8 articles · 3 Nov 2026, 14:31 → 9 days ago

Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon: artillery shelling, burning of homes in Haddatha and intensive drone flights

Israeli attacks on villages in southern Lebanon continued between 3 and 4 November 2026, including artillery shelling that targeted the Zawtar river stream, the outskirts of Mafdoun and the town of Haddatha, followed by the Israeli army burning homes inside Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district. This coincided with intensive and unprecedented low-altitude flights by Israeli drones over southern villages and over Beirut and the southern suburbs, along with the movement of Israeli military vehicles inside Haddatha and on its outskirts.

📍 Where things stand: The situation remains escalatory, with homes reported burned in Haddatha, intensive drone flights and Israeli military vehicles moving inside the town and on its outskirts, with no details on the extent of damage or casualties.

⏱️ Timeline

3 Nov 2026, 14:31 Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Zawtar river stream, coinciding with shelling that hit the outskirts of the town of Mafdoun.
3 Nov 2026, 22:10 Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported that the town of Haddatha was subjected to Israeli artillery shelling.
4 Nov 2026, 09:43 Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted the river stream in the town of West Zawtar.
4 Nov 2026, 10:39 The National News Agency reported that the Israeli army burned homes inside the town of Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon; Lebanon ON published a video showing homes being burned in the town without further details on the circumstances or losses, while reports indicated that the attacks were affecting villages in the south. The National News Agency later said the Israeli army was working to burn homes in Haddatha, with no details in the published text on the extent of damage or injuries.
4 Nov 2026, 14:04 The National News Agency's correspondent reported intensive and unprecedented low-altitude flights by Israeli drones over several southern villages, notably Tebnine, Toulin, Haris and Froun in the Bint Jbeil district, in addition to villages in the Tyre district; the drones were seen flying over homes and entering their airspace, and flights were also recorded over Beirut and the southern suburbs. The movement of Israeli military vehicles was monitored inside the town of Haddatha and on its outskirts.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Lebanon Debate's coverage focused on the chronological tracking of artillery shelling on the Zawtar river stream, Mafdoun, Haddatha and West Zawtar based on its correspondent, while MTV Lebanon reported the burning of homes in Haddatha citing the National News Agency, and Lebanon ON limited itself to publishing a video of the fires without details. Tayyar.org, citing the National News Agency's correspondent, presented a broader picture of the escalation focused on intensive drone flights over southern villages, Beirut and the southern suburbs and the movement of Israeli vehicles.

lebanon debate Tracked through its correspondent a series of Israeli artillery shelling waves on the Zawtar river stream, the outskirts of Mafdoun, Haddatha and West Zawtar, then reported the burning of homes in Haddatha within talk of attacks affecting southern villages.
MTV Lebanon Relied on the National News Agency to report that the Israeli army burned homes inside the town of Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district, without details on the extent of damage or injuries.
Lebanon ON Limited itself to publishing a video showing homes being burned in Haddatha, without further details on the circumstances or losses.
tayyar.org Citing the National News Agency's correspondent, focused on intensive and unprecedented low-altitude drone flights over villages in the Bint Jbeil and Tyre districts and over Beirut and the southern suburbs, and on the movement of Israeli military vehicles inside Haddatha and on its outskirts.