City in Middle East 33.23, 35.33

Jwaya

Also known as Jouaiyya

Jwaya is a village in southern Lebanon, notable in the context of Israeli-Hezbollah border tensions. Known as a location in an area with persistent cross-border rocket activity between Hezbollah forces and Israel. Recently, Jwaya has been the site of Israeli airstrikes targeting rocket launchers and militant operatives in southern Lebanon. Last updated Jul 9th, 2026

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A Hezbollah operative was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon after firing rockets at IDF troops and hiding the launcher in a building in Jouaiyya, the military says. The IDF published footage showing the launch and the operative moving the equipment into a civilian structure before the strike. A separate Hezbollah rocket launcher was also struck. No Israeli injuries were reported.