Israel mounts heaviest strikes on Lebanon in 10 months

October 17, 2025 - 19:0

Israeli warplanes and drones carried out dozens of strikes across south Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa on Thursday and Friday, leveling an asphalt factory, destroying a quarry and a diesel tanker, and striking villages as olive harvesters worked — an assault described by local media as the heaviest since last year’s ceasefire.

Lebanese sources reported at least one civilian killed in a drone strike on a vehicle in Kherbet Selem and several wounded across Sidon, Nabatieh, and Baalbek districts.

Tel Aviv has justified such raids by accusing Hezbollah of using civilian projects for reconstruction; Lebanese officials and locals say the strikes deliberately target infrastructure and economic lifelines, undermining recovery and punishing communities.