Israeli IDF colonel and prominent Arab media spokesperson
The clash has seen Israeli forces damaging a structure inside a religious compound while targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Christian and Church leaders are complaining of the destruction of a convent near Yaroun as the ceasefire stabilizes, with casualties and widespread displacement continuing in Lebanon.
Israeli forces have deepened their incursions into southern Lebanon, occupying about 2,000 square kilometres and extending evacuation orders north of the Zahrani River. Beauford Castle has been captured as the conflict with Hezbollah intensifies, with ongoing casualties on both sides and a mounting humanitarian impact across Lebanon.
The Lebanese army confirms Israeli strikes have killed multiple personnel and wounded civilians near Nabatieh and Tyre, while Israel says the strikes target Hezbollah infrastructure and moving threats. Evacuations are ordered in southern Lebanon and northern Israel’s border areas as drones and missiles continue. A broader confrontation appears to be intensifying, with diplomacy and ceasefire talks ongoing but fragile.
Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesman, Avichay Adraee, has become a viral and controversial face of Israeli operations, delivering warnings to civilians, engaging audiences in Arabic, and drawing both fear and fascination as wars in Gaza and Lebanon unfold.