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The 67th Beirut Arab International Book Fair has opened with about 163 publishers taking part and a programme featuring nearly 100 cultural events. The fair runs for 10 days until 18 October, bringing Arabic and Francophone publications together under one roof, alongside activities for writers, readers, children and students.
European countries are preparing to send a security mission to Lebanon, with its first personnel expected to reach Beirut by 25 December following a formal Lebanese request. The mission will include at least 100 military personnel from France, Spain and Italy to support the army and Internal Security Forces, without deploying in the south of the country.
The Israeli army said on Thursday that an officer had been killed and three soldiers had sustained minor injuries in southern Lebanon. The announcement comes as Israel occupies large areas of the region following the war with Hezbollah, with the death and injury toll attributed to the Israeli army.
On Thursday, Israeli forces carried out air raids, artillery shelling and demolition and blast operations in the districts of Tyre, Bint Jbeil and Marjayoun, amid drone flights and sweeping operations. Separately, the Israeli army announced that an officer had been killed and three soldiers injured when a military vehicle overturned in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli army announced that an officer was killed and three soldiers injured after a military vehicle overturned in southern Lebanon, while two other soldiers sustained minor injuries in a separate incident that Israel’s public broadcaster said resulted from improper use of ammunition.
Residents of towns in southern Lebanon are facing difficulties returning to their homes despite the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Western Zoutar under a US-backed plan. A crisis of services and widespread destruction coincides with continued shelling and demolition operations, while President Joseph Aoun accused Israel of violating the framework agreement and Hezbollah called for its withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
A site belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Southern Lebanon came under small-arms fire on Wednesday morning, damaging the site wall, accommodation units and UN vehicles without causing injuries. UNIFIL condemned the incident, said it had opened an investigation and warned that the lives of peacekeepers had been placed at grave risk.
Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of Hadatha and Braasheet on Tuesday morning, while a drone dropped a sound bomb on a house near Haris. Israeli forces fired machine guns towards Beit al-Sayyad and Mansouri, as aerial activity and intermittent shelling continued in southern border areas.
The Cedar Waves project is testing seasonal tourist trips linking Sidon, Beirut, Batroun and Jounieh in a single day, as part of a broader vision to establish a sea route from Tripoli to Naqoura. Its organisers say strong demand has encouraged them to expand, while turning the experience into regular transport remains dependent on operations, ports, safety and licensing.
The Israeli army said two soldiers and two officer-course cadets were injured in separate incidents during military activity in southern Lebanon, as its forces carried out air strikes, artillery shelling and demolition operations in several southern towns and areas amid delays in implementing the framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel under US mediation.
Towns and valleys in southern Lebanon came under artillery fire and gunfire from Israeli forces early on Friday, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency. The attacks came months after the war began and amid a ceasefire announced on 20 June, which helped reduce the frequency of attacks in the area.
The Lebanese Army said a soldier was seriously wounded and three civilians were injured after an Israeli drone targeted a military vehicle in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. The strike coincided with artillery shelling, two explosions and intensive flights by warplanes and drones over several areas of southern Lebanon early on Wednesday.
The Baalbek International Festivals marked 70 years since their launch with a retrospective week on the campus of the American University of Beirut, after security conditions prevented the 2026 season from being held at the Roman temples. The event revisits the festival’s history of bringing together Lebanese and international arts, with interruptions recurring alongside Lebanon’s wars and crises.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called, during a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, for practical steps, a timetable and a credible verification mechanism to implement the trilateral framework with Israel. Rubio renewed US support for the plan and for strengthening the authority of the Lebanese state, amid stalled negotiations and continued Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s meetings in New York focused on implementing the decision to restrict arms and extend state authority, amid a military escalation in the south and expectations that the eighth round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel will be postponed until after the Israeli elections expected in late October.
A blast carried out by Israeli forces shook the town of al-Mansouri in the Tyre district on Monday, 28 September 2026, causing powerful tremors whose sound was heard in the city of Tyre and surrounding villages. Thick columns of smoke rose from the coastal town, which has witnessed repeated demolitions and shelling in recent weeks.
Families who lost their homes in the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiya have begun moving into prefabricated units erected by the Council of the South as an initial phase, pending reconstruction. Residents face challenges including a lack of equipment, limited space and the approaching winter, as well as the difficulty of covering the cost of renting alternative accommodation.
Israeli forces carried out two strikes on the town of Mيفدون, alongside artillery shelling targeting southern towns and the advance of a force towards the outskirts of Deir Mimmas. Air strikes were also reported on the Iqlim al-Tuffah heights, while explosions were recorded in Baraashit and Haddatha. The Deir Mimmas municipality warned residents not to go to fields or olive groves for security reasons.
Demolitions and the destruction of homes and infrastructure continue in towns in southern Lebanon, particularly border areas, amid warnings that the effects could extend beyond urban destruction to contaminate soil and groundwater. Recent environmental studies indicate that the level of risk varies according to the nature of the terrain, while field testing is needed to determine the scale of long-term damage.
The municipality of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon asked residents not to go to fields and olive groves until 28 September 2026, amid reports that an Israeli force had advanced and taken up positions among the olive groves on the southern side of the town’s outskirts.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in New York that Beirut remains committed to a bilateral relationship based on sovereignty and non-interference, and called on Tehran to nominate a new ambassador. He also stressed the priority of a withdrawal by the Israeli forces from Lebanese territory, the extension of state authority and the restriction of arms to the state.
Southern Lebanon witnessed a wave of air strikes, artillery shelling and demolitions targeting towns in the Nabatieh, Tyre and Marjayoun districts, alongside Israeli drone flights over southern villages, Beirut and its southern suburbs, amid continued delays in implementing security arrangements reached under US sponsorship in June 2026.
Lebanon’s Military Intelligence detained a Syrian man in the Batroun area on suspicion of belonging to Islamic State. Informed sources said he admitted receiving assignments from the leadership of a group in Syria, including planning to assassinate Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Lebanon in 2025. His case is expected to be referred to the judiciary.
Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling targeted areas in Wadi al-Hujeir, Wadi al-Saluki, Bint Jbeil, Tyre and Marjayoun, as a Frenchman of Lebanese origin filed a lawsuit in Paris accusing the Israeli army of uprooting 600 centuries-old olive trees from his family’s land in Zawtar al-Sharqiya.
