Israel Targets More Southern Border Towns as Brief Escalation Seems Contained

Israeli airstrikes, shelling, and explosive-drone activity extended into a second day, hitting Houla, Wadi Slouqi, al-Qantara, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, al-Mansouri, and Baraashit. The Israeli military maintained its self-declared 'security zone' roughly 10 kilometers into Lebanese territory, focusing on the Ali al-Taher ridge in Nabatieh, where it says Hezbollah fighters are holed up in underground tunnels. No new deaths were reported beyond Thursday's strike on Arab Salim, and the flare-up appeared to be contained by evening.