Israeli forces carried out a large explosion in Lebanon, alongside artillery shelling that targeted several areas in the south, while the Israeli army announced that it had detected an unidentified airborne object near the Lebanese border and begun search operations in the area. The Lebanese agency reported that Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Aita al-Jabal with several heavy rounds.
Shelling of Mayfadoun and Zawtar and detection of the airborne object
The area between the towns of Mayfadoun and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah was also subjected to artillery shelling that the agency described as heavy and concentrated. The Israeli army said the alert was activated at 19:57 local time in the town of Arab al-Aramshe, before the unidentified airborne object was detected in the border area with Lebanon. It added that its forces were continuing search operations in the area for the detected object.
The army confirmed that no unusual findings linked to the incident had been recorded so far, explaining that no special instructions had been issued to the home front after the alert was activated and search operations continued.
