Beirut, Lebanon — Fierce clashes erupted along the Lebanon–Syria border as Israeli forces attempted a landing operation, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA). Hezbollah fighters were reported to be involved in repelling the incursion, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing regional conflict.
The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed that at least 16 people were killed and 35 wounded in Israeli air raids on the town of Nabi Chit in the eastern Bekaa Valley. This strike represents one of the deepest Israeli incursions into Lebanon since November 2024, when special unit troops captured Hezbollah operative Imad Amhaz in Batroun.
The Israeli military has not issued an immediate comment, though it has previously launched deadly attacks and ground operations in southern Lebanon. The eastern Bekaa Valley raid suggests a widening of the battlefield, particularly after Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel earlier this week in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
NNA reported that “clashes are taking place on the eastern mountain range along the Lebanese-Syrian border … to repel Israeli landing attempts.” The developments highlight the growing risk of Lebanon becoming a central front in the broader war involving Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran, with the United States also deeply entangled in the conflict.
