Lebanese media reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted a car on the Araya-Al-Jamhour road, opposite the Church of Our Lady in Mount Lebanon, today (Thursday), which is a main road leading to Beirut.

The Traffic Control Room announced that traffic was cut off on the international road, in the Araya area, towards the public, due to a major security incident.

According to Lebanese media, the Israeli drone fired two missiles; the first did not hit the target, so the second was dropped on the car.

Last night (Wednesday) and this morning, the Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids targeting a number of areas in southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Israeli artillery also bombed a number of southern towns.

This morning, Israeli warplanes raided the center of the town of Yahmar al-Shaqif in southern Lebanon, its outskirts, and its eastern side. Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of the town and its surroundings with internationally banned cluster bombs.

At night, the Israeli warplanes launched a series of violent raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting the Ouzai area with 3 raids, Harat Hreik, Harat Baajour, and Tahwitat al-Ghadeer, according to what was announced by the official Lebanese National News Agency.

The outskirts of the towns of Rmeish and Yaroun in southern Lebanon have witnessed violent clashes since midnight between Hezbollah elements and Israeli soldiers. Clashes with machine guns were also recorded between the two parties on the outskirts of the southern town of Aita al-Shaab when Israeli forces attempted to infiltrate Lebanese territory, according to the National News Agency.

At night, Israeli warplanes raided a house in the southern town of Al-Bazouriyeh, killing 4 people and wounding 3. They also raided the towns of Sultaniyeh, Deir Antar, Al-Jumaijmeh, Al-Barghliyeh, Burj Al-Haw, Al-Qasimiyeh, Tariq Al-Abbasiyah, Shaqra, Hadatha and Majdal Salm in southern Lebanon. The towns of Hadatha and Majdal Salm and the outskirts of the town of Kounine were subjected to intermittent artillery shelling that continued until dawn.

It is noteworthy that since September 23, Israeli warplanes have begun launching a wide series of raids that are still ongoing, targeting a number of areas in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, the capital Beirut, the southern suburbs of Beirut, Mount Lebanon and its north. On October 1, the Israeli army began a concentrated ground operation in southern Lebanon.