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Israel launches airstrikes on eastern Lebanon

Published: 26 Feb 2026 - 08:56 pm | Last Updated: 26 Feb 2026 - 09:00 pm
Peninsula

QNA

Beirut: Israeli warplanes launched Thursday a series of airstrikes on eastern Lebanon.

Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported a series of violent explosions in the Bekaa Valley, coinciding with low-altitude flights by Israeli warplanes.

Israeli warplanes also launched a series of airstrikes targeting the western Baalbek region.

On the other hand, field sources said that an Israeli drone targeted the Ali Al Taher area, on the northeastern outskirts of Nabatieh city, southern Lebanon, with a guided missile.

In a related context, the NNA said that the Lebanese army is completing its defencive measures in the Sarda area, where it installed metal wires along the earthen barrier that it had raised in a route that is usually used for incursions, after the area surrounding the point was recently subjected to gunfire from the Israeli side.

This coincided with an Israeli drone flying at low altitude and issuing threats aimed at forcing the personnel to leave, while the army command issued orders to reinforce the point, remain there, and respond to the sources of fire.