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Continuous Israeli artillery shelling and raids on towns in southern Lebanon

On 17 and 18 October 2026, Israeli artillery shelling continued against several towns and areas in southern Lebanon, from Wadi al-Hujayr, Mefdoun and Zawtar al-Sharqiya to Beit Yahoun, Mansouri, the Marjayoun plain, Haddatha and Kafr Tibnit. The shelling included an Israeli drone strike on a building rooftop in Zawtar al-Sharqiya and raids on Haddatha, as well as Israeli bulldozing near the Braachit reserve, with no information on casualties or the extent of damage in the published reports.

📍 Where things stand: Israeli artillery and air escalation on southern villages continues, with Mansouri targeted on the morning of 19 October 2026, with no information on casualties or damage.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 17 Oct 2026, 07:01 A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted Wadi al-Hujayr toward the towns of Ghandouriya and Toulin in southern Lebanon, with no details on damage or casualties.
  2. 17 Oct 2026, 09:16 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of the town of Mefdoun in southern Lebanon, with no immediate information on casualties or damage.
  3. 17 Oct 2026, 10:38 The National News Agency reported that the Ayn al-Samahiya area between the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiya and Mefdoun in southern Lebanon was subjected to Israeli artillery shelling, with no information on casualties or damage.
  4. 17 Oct 2026, 13:25 The National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a building rooftop in the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya in southern Lebanon, after the town had been subjected to artillery shelling. Videos from the area circulated showing the moment the missile hit the rooftop, with no further information on damage or casualties.
  5. 17 Oct 2026, 14:07 A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon, with no initial information on casualties or damage.
  6. 17 Oct 2026, 16:53 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Mansouri in southern Lebanon, with no immediate information on damage or casualties.
  7. 17 Oct 2026, 20:25 A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Marjayoun plain in southern Lebanon on the evening of Saturday 17 October 2026, with no immediate information on casualties or damage.
  8. 17 Oct 2026, 22:37 Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Beit Yahoun and the outskirts of the town of Braachit in southern Lebanon, with no initial details on damage or casualties.
  9. 18 Oct 2026, 07:22 A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling struck the outskirts of the town of Ghandouriya in the morning, toward the Qantara area and Wadi al-Salouqi.
  10. 18 Oct 2026, 07:39 A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling at dawn targeted the town of Mansouri and the outskirts of the towns of Braachit, Haddatha and Haris.
  11. 18 Oct 2026, 11:26 Israeli artillery shelling targeted Wadi al-Salouqi in Lebanon, according to a Lebanon Debate correspondent.
  12. 18 Oct 2026, 17:01 A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Haddatha, while MTV Lebanon reported that an Israeli shelling struck the town of Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district. Later, a Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that an Israeli raid targeted the al-Ayn area in Haddatha with a missile that did not explode, and MTV Lebanon reported that Israeli warplanes carried out a raid on the town of Haddatha.
  13. 18 Oct 2026, 22:15 A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Kafr Tibnit on the evening of Sunday 18 October 2026, with no information on damage or casualties, while the site noted bulldozing operations by an Israeli force near the Braachit reserve.
  14. 19 Oct 2026, 07:22 Artillery shelling targeted the town of Mansouri in southern Lebanon, in an indication of the continued security escalation in the area, according to a Lebanon Debate correspondent.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.
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