The key facts

  • The shelling affected the Nabatieh, Marjayoun and Tyre districts; no deaths or injuries were reported
  • Drones flew at low altitude over Beirut; no attacks were carried out
  • The shelling continues despite the framework agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv of June 26, mediated by the United States

Shelling in the south of the country

The Israeli army on Friday carried out an artillery shelling and machine-gun fire against five populated localities in southern Lebanon, reported the Lebanese state agency NNA, cited by Anadolu. In the Nabatieh district, an Israeli tank fired two artillery shells toward a house in the Al-Masha area of Mafadoun. In the Marjayoun district, Talloussa and Bani Hayyan came under artillery fire, with machine-gun fire also directed at Talloussa. In the Tyre district, Majdal Zoun and Buyout al-Sayyad were shelled, while machine-gun fire targeted the main road leading to Al-Mansouri.

Drones over Beirut and no casualties

According to the agency, drones flew at low altitude over Beirut without carrying out any attacks. No deaths or injuries from the shelling and gunfire were reported.

Context of the agreement

The shelling takes place despite the framework agreement signed by Beirut and Tel Aviv on June 26 with US mediation. It provides for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the occupied territory in parallel with the deployment of the Lebanese army. Israel, however, continues to hold areas in southern Lebanon — some of them have been held for decades, while others were seized during the 2023–2024 war, when Israeli ground forces advanced roughly 10 kilometers into Lebanese territory. Thus, the events of November 13 show that the shelling and drone flights continue more than four months after the agreement was signed, and the troop withdrawal it envisaged has, according to the publication, not yet been completed.