At dawn on Friday, Israeli artillery bombed the towns of Beit Yahoun, Al-Mansouri, Wadi Zabqin, and Wadi Al-Saluki in southern Lebanon, and Israeli forces fired machine guns towards the town of Hadada and the outskirts of the town of Baraashit in southern Lebanon, according to what the official Lebanese National News Agency announced.
It is noteworthy that Israel launched a war on Lebanon since the second of last March, after Hezbollah launched missiles at northern Israel. Israeli forces occupied a number of towns in southern Lebanon.
Israeli raids continued to target large areas in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa in eastern Lebanon, after the first announcement of the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel on April 16, then extending it on April 23 for 3 weeks, and extending it again on May 15 for 45 days.
On June 20, a ceasefire was announced, after which the pace of Israeli targeting of southern Lebanon decreased.
Yesterday, Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi renewed his reminder of the new deadline to end the file of restricting the weapons of groups close to Iran in the hands of the state, in an announcement that came the day after the end of the “International Coalition” mission.
Al-Zaidi said in a statement, “October 1, 2026 is a serious beginning to address the issue of weapons outside the control of the state, and adherence to constitutional entitlements, according to a clear road map that ends in June 2027.”
Al-Zaidi stressed that the government “will work, in accordance with the Constitution, to disarm all non-Iraqi groups present on Iraqi territory, in a way that preserves the country’s security and stability and controls its borders.”
On the other hand, the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades revealed that negotiations with the government regarding its weapons “did not lead to decisive results,” while it announced the cessation of military operations except for what it called “hostile aviation.”
The faction official, Abu Hussein Al-Hamidawi, said, “The resistance won this round with the American occupation, and the victor in it is the one who imposes its conditions,” adding that “there is nothing wrong with the multiplicity of armies and military formations, including the resistance and the government.”
On Thursday evening, the Yemeni army announced the implementation of 27 air strikes along the fighting fronts in Taiz Governorate, southwest of the country, targeting sites and gatherings belonging to the Houthi group.
Majid Al-Nuzaili, spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said in a statement, “The raids targeted an integrated Houthi military system, which included a missile warehouse, command and control centers, advanced supply and armament points, in addition to gatherings of the group’s members, military vehicles and vehicles.”
He explained that the strikes targeted targets on 60th Street, north of the city of Taiz, Bani Omar, and the Himyar Front in Maqbanah District, east of Al-Wazi’iyah, Al-Ahkoum and Al-Athawer in Haifan District, Al-Kadaha, Jabal Numan, Al-Karifat, Aqaba Munif, Al-Tashrifat, Al-Aqroud, Sami’, and Al-Shaqab in Sabr Al-Mawadim.
He added that the raids achieved accurate and direct hits on their targets, and resulted, according to him, in the destruction of dozens of military vehicles and capabilities, and the death and injury of large numbers of Houthi members.
Al-Nuzaili said that the armed forces also targeted high-value targets in the capital, Sanaa, in addition to 11 high-value targets in Saada Governorate, without clarifying the nature of these targets or the results of the strikes there.
Al-Nazili confirmed the continuation of military operations in Taiz, saying that “the strikes confirm the unity of ranks and fronts, and that the armed forces will not leave Taiz.”
This comes with the escalation of battles in Taiz Governorate, following violent attacks launched by the Houthis on several axes inside the city and the outskirts of the governorate, which led to the outbreak of confrontations and mutual bombardment between the two sides.
