Israeli airstrikes kill 5, wound 5 in Bekaa and Hermel

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
8 Sep 2025 21:33

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon's Bekaa and Hermel highlands killed five and injured five, adding to ongoing ceasefire violations that have left 264 dead and over 540 wounded since November 2024.

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Smoke rises from mount Hermon following Israeli airstrikes on Bekaa and Hermel. (Social media)

The Emergency Health Operations Center of Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health announced Monday that Israeli occupation airstrikes on the Bekaa and Hermel highlands left five people martyred and five others wounded, according to an initial toll.

Earlier in the day, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Lebanon reported that the Israeli occupation carried out 12 raids on the Hermel highlands in eastern Lebanon, striking the outskirts of Harbata and al-Laboua towns in the Hermel-Baalbak governorate. The bombardment injured at least three civilians on site, including one in critical condition.

مشاهد إضافية لسلسلة الغارات التي شنها الاحتلال على جرود الهرمل.#لبنان #الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/V3fSgYbYcu
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) September 8, 2025

The latest escalation follows a series of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon. On September 3, warplanes struck the Zahrani coastal area, killing four and injuring 17, including four children. The strikes hit an industrial hangar used for repairing bulldozers on the Deir Taqla farm, between the towns of Ansariyeh and Adloun.

مشاهد متداولة للغارات الإسرائيلية على جرود الهرمل.#لبنان #الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/Sus9Gt69xI
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) September 8, 2025

Meanwhile, UN peacekeepers have also come under fire. On September 2, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) revealed that four grenades were dropped by Israeli drones near a group of personnel clearing roadblocks to access a UN position. The mission described it as “one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets since the cessation of hostilities agreement of last November.”

The occupation continues to disregard the ceasefire declared in November 2024. Since then, Israeli violations have killed 264 people and wounded more than 540 across Lebanon, with strikes expanding from the south to the eastern frontier.