Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPAIsrael launched a series of heavy air strikes on south Lebanon on Thursday, causing confusion and panic among Lebanese locals. Israeli air strikes in Lebanon do not always come with warnings, but if they do the subsequent attacks can take hours or come within 30 minutes. Rescuers inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Debba on Thursday. A noisy surveillance drone was audible in Adaisseh in the hours before the air strikes began, as it is on most days, locals said. A ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah came into force on November 27th, 2024.

Source: The Irish Times November 06, 2025 22:54 UTC