Israeli artillery targets southern Lebanese towns

On May 9, 2026, Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit towns in southern Lebanon after the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for nine villages. The army said it struck over 85 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa. The Lebanese health ministry said one Israeli strike killed seven people, and Al Jazeera reported at least 24 killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon; Press TV put the number at 20 civilians. Al Arabiya said it was the second day of warnings and raids.

Hezbollah drones wounded three Israeli troops, according to the Times of Israel, and the Israeli military said explosive drones launched by Hezbollah fell in Israeli territory near the Lebanon border. Hezbollah published footage of a drone hitting an Israeli Merkava tank.