January 11th, 2026 - 05:18 GMT
ALBAWABA - Israeli jets attacked several areas from the air in southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa Valley. They targeted forests and the edges of several towns, which locals said was the biggest increase in violence in the last few hours. Field reports say that the strikes happened in or near the town of Mahmoudiya in the south, in the Jbour area in the western Bekaa, on the edges of ...
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