Also known as
Nabatiya, Nabatiyah, Nabatiyeh, Nabiteh, Nebatiyeh, Nebetiyeh
Nabatieh is a city in southern Lebanon and the capital of the Nabatieh Governorate. Known as a Hezbollah stronghold and a key strategic hub in southern Lebanon's conflict zone bordering Israel. In recent months, Nabatieh has been subjected to sustained Israeli airstrikes, drone attacks, and evacuation orders targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in the area. Last updated 3 days ago
Lebanese army enters Zoter al-Gharbiya near Nabatiya as the IDF withdrawal pilot from southern Lebanon begins. Engineering teams are clearing explosives left behind, per Al Jazeera.
Lebanese sources report the IDF carried out a large controlled explosion in the village of Tebnit, at the foot of the Ali al-Tahr ridge in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon.
Several Hezbollah operatives armed with RPGs were killed in Israeli airstrikes near Nabatieh in south Lebanon yesterday, the IDF says. Egoz Unit commandos identified the operatives near Israeli troops before the IAF struck the fighters and the structure they were operating from.
Separately, the Multi-Domain Unit destroyed a Hezbollah rocket launcher that the military said posed a threat to forces in the area.
IDF troops fired on four Hezbollah operatives who entered the security zone in southern Lebanon near Nabatieh. The military says the group approached on a bulldozer and motorcycle, ignored warning shots, and continued advancing. At least one was hit.
IDF struck what it says were Hezbollah gunmen posing a threat near the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. Two killed, others wounded, per Lebanese media.
Hezbollah says those targeted were civilians clearing rubble and recovering bodies near Nabatieh, calling it a "blatant violation of the ceasefire, which the resistance has adhered to until now."
Israeli forces have seized Hezbollah's underground Southern Front headquarters in southern Lebanon, a fortified complex that served as the organization's primary command-and-control center for operations against northern Israel. The IDF holds the Ali al-Taher Ridge, Tebnine, and the Nabatieh Heights. Dozens of militants are reported still inside. Iran is working to halt the advance.
The IDF says it halted fire across Lebanon following overnight and morning airstrikes on Hezbollah but is still operating in its southern security zone. Beneath the Ali Taher ridge near Nabatieh, the military says dozens of Hezbollah operat...
The IDF says it halted fire across Lebanon following overnight and morning airstrikes on Hezbollah but is still operating in its southern security zone. Beneath the Ali Taher ridge near Nabatieh, the military says dozens of Hezbollah operatives are holed up in what it calls the "nerve center" of the group's Badr division. Fighting has been taking place above and below ground. The security zone was expanded Thursday to include Ali Taher and Majdal Zoun. Demolition of Hezbollah infrastructure and strikes on "immediate threats" will continue.
Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari, 21, of the Maglan unit, was killed when Hezbollah rockets and an explosive drone hit a military position in Kfar Tebnit in the Nabatieh area overnight. Thirteen soldiers were wounded, two seriously. The IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the area in response.
The IDF struck more than 80 Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon overnight, including headquarters, launch positions, and terror infrastructure in the Nabatieh area and beyond. Two command centers in the Bekaa Valley were also hit. Dozens of Hezbollah operatives were eliminated. The military said the strikes were a response to repeated ceasefire violations.
According to Ali Hashem with Al Jazeera, heavy fighting continues between Hezbollah and Israeli forces along the Kfar Tibnit-Ali Taher axis. Reports indicate Israeli casualties following roadside bomb and anti-tank missile attacks, with helicopters seen evacuating wounded soldiers over Yahmar al-Shaqif, as Israeli warplanes conduct multiple strikes around Nabatieh, including inside the city.
