Southern Lebanon | Operational Situation Report

Israeli forces maintained a multi-layered pattern of kinetic activity across southern Lebanon on 26 September, combining airstrikes, artillery fire, ground demolitions and illumination. Independent reporting confirms strikes and shelling across several areas, including Jabal al-Rafi’, Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Wadi Zibqin, Mansouri, Haddatha and surrounding areas.

Airstrikes

• Jabal al-Rafi’

• Mansouri

Reports indicate multiple strikes around Sojod and the Jezzine heights, with explosions reportedly audible as far as Saida.

Artillery Fire

• Wadi Zibqin

• Doha Kfar Rummane

• Wadi Saluki — vicinity of Shaqra

• Mansouri

• Zawtar al-Sharqiyah

• Kfar Tebnit

• Beit Yahoun

• Baraasheet

• Haddatha

• Mais al-Jabal

Additional reporting confirms artillery activity around Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Mayfadoun, Wadi Zibqin and Haddatha. Lebanese and international reports also documented the use of phosphorus munitions in parts of the Nabatieh area.

Demolitions / Controlled Explosions

• Baraasheet

• Baraasheet–Beit Yahoun

• Baraasheet–Kounine

• Tiri

• Majdal Zoun

• Mansouri–Majdal Zoun

• Mais al-Jabal

• Taybeh

• Khiam

Several explosions were reported around Baraasheet and the areas linking it with Beit Yahoun and Kounine. A major explosion was also reported in Tiri.

Illumination Flares

• Mansouri

• Halta

Military Assessment

The significance of the day’s activity lies less in any single strike than in the combination of effects.

The pattern indicates three simultaneous objectives:

1️⃣ Fire control:

Artillery and airpower are being used to maintain pressure across multiple sectors rather than concentrating exclusively on one target area.

2️⃣ Terrain denial and destruction:

The repeated demolitions around Baraasheet, Beit Yahoun, Kounine, Tiri, Taybeh, Khiam and other southern locations indicate continued efforts to alter the physical battlespace and restrict movement through selected areas. Reporting also indicates continued Israeli military presence around parts of southern Lebanon.

3️⃣ Surveillance and night-time control:

Illumination flares, low-altitude drone activity and artillery fire form a complementary surveillance-and-fire-control architecture, particularly along exposed approaches and contested terrain.

Key Indicator

The attacks are occurring despite the June framework agreement that envisaged an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory alongside the deployment of the Lebanese Army in areas vacated by Israeli forces. Continued air, artillery and demolition operations therefore demonstrate that the ceasefire framework has not translated into a cessation of military activity on the ground.

Bottom line:

26 September reflects sustained Israeli pressure across southern Lebanon through a combination of airpower, artillery, demolitions and battlefield illumination. The operational pattern points to continued control of the battlespace and physical restriction of movement, rather than a transition toward a stable ceasefire environment.