[News] 'Israel' launches two waves of brutal strikes on east, south Lebanon

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  'Israel' launches two waves of brutal strikes on east, south Lebanon

Al Mayadeen English
October 16, 2025
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Israeli drones and warplanes strike southern and eastern Lebanon, 
including Bekaa and Saida, in one of the most violent escalations since 
November.

  * Smoke and fire rises after 'Israel' launched airstrikes on the
    village of Ansar, Lebanon, October 16, 2025 (social media)
    <https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2025/10/16/276281b4-89cd-4299-a197-43fb7ff96017.jpg?width=1000>

  * Smoke and fire rise after "Israel" launched airstrikes on the
    village of Ansar, South Lebanon, October 16, 2025 (Social media)

Israeli occupation forces launched a series of violent airstrikes 
against Lebanon 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-drone-strike-hits-southern-lebanon--one-injured> 
on Thursday, marking a serious escalation and a continued violation of 
the ceasefire declaration that has been in place since November 27, 2024.

In the first wave, the Israeli occupation launched a drone strike on the 
al-Dabsheh hill on the outskirts of the town of Kfar Tibnit, followed by 
another drone strike on the Kawthariya al-Siyyed-al-Sharqiya main road.

The IOF also targeted the Bnaafoul village in the Saida District with 
two airstrikes.

In the same wave, Israeli occupation warplanes 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-blasts-israeli-attacks-on-lebanon-as-un-violation> 
targeted the town of Shmestar in the Bekaa, east Lebanon, killing one 
citizen.

A few hours later, the Israeli occupation then carried out a second wave 
of airstrikes 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/injury-reported-after--israeli--drone-attack-in-southern-leb> 
targeting the outskirts of the town of Ansar in South Lebanon 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/injury-reported-after--israeli--drone-attack-in-southern-leb>, 
which many described as one of the most violent since the ceasefire.

*Al Mayadeen*'s correspondent later revealed that the Israeli airstrikes 
on Ansar 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanese-army-chief--israeli-aggression-threatens-lebanon-s> 
specifically targeted a cement factory, an asphalt plant, and several 
fuel tanks in the area.

In yet another violation, an Israeli drone dropped sonic bombs on three 
separate occasions off the coast of Ras Naqoura.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese Ministry of Health issued an initial casualty 
report stating that Israeli enemy raids on southern Lebanon have wounded 
six citizens, with one injured in Banaafoul and six injured in Ansar.

Israeli violations continued with an Israeli aircraft dropping a bomb on 
the outskirts of the southern town of Blida and Israeli forces 
simultaneously firing machine-gun bursts toward the outskirts of 
Aytaroun, also in the south, as local residents were heading to their 
olive groves for harvesting.

Yesterday, *Al Mayadeen*'s correspondent reported that an Israeli drone 
fired two missiles at the road between Sidiqin and Kafra in southern 
Lebanon, with the /Lebanese National News Agency/ and the Health 
Ministry confirming that this strike hit an express van in the al-Asi 
area and injured at least one person.


    Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemns the airstrikes

President Joseph Aoun condemned the Israeli attacks 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanon-s-aoun-calls-for-talks-with--israel--amid-gaza-plan?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=Aoun> 
on several southern towns, asserting that this repeated aggression 
represents a systematic policy to destroy productive structures, 
obstruct economic recovery, and undermine national stability 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanon-s-aoun-urges-us-to-press--israel--for-pullout-from-s?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=Aoun> 
under false security pretexts.

He stated that this escalatory behavior constitutes a grave violation 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/president-aoun-meets-al-mayadeen-team--stresses-unity--balan?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=Aoun> 
of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and the 2024 ceasefire agreement.

Furthermore, he confirmed that "Israel" continues to breach its 
international commitments and use force outside any legitimate framework 
or international mandate, which necessitates a firm international stance 
to put an end to these violations.

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