| News updates | August 30, 2026
LebanonAccording to the page of Martyr Journalist Ali Shuaib, southern Lebanon witnessed another day of widespread israeli attacks involving airstrikes, drone strikes, artillery shelling, phosphorus attacks, helicopter sweeping, machine gun fire, explosions, arson, and ground incursions.
Airstrikes targeted Al-Mansouri, Wadi Al-Hujeir, the outskirts of Zawtar Al-Gharbiyah, the Ali Al-Taher area, and Douhat Kafr Rumman. Drone strikes were reported on the outskirts of Al-Maslakh neighborhood in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa.
Artillery shelling struck Ali Al-Taher, Dawhat Kfar Rumman, Wadi Al-Salouqi, Houla, Al-Mansouri, the outskirts of Haris, Yater, Baraashit, Qabrikha, Al-Hibbariyeh Heights, and the area between Hadatha and Haris.
Israeli forces also carried out helicopter sweeping toward Zawtar Al-Sharqiyah and Toulin, machine gun sweeping across Hadatha, Houla, Sarbin, Toulin, and Zawtar Al-Sharqiyah, while explosions were reported in Markaba, Houla, Tlousa, Al-Mansouri, Buyut Al-Siyyad, Ayta Al-Jabal, and Hadatha.
Ground forces reportedly infiltrated the eastern neighborhood of Kfarshouba, entered an under-construction house, and raised an israeli flag inside it while machine gun fire covered the surrounding area. Reports also said Merkava tanks shelled Al-Mansouri, phosphorus bombs were dropped on the Ali Al-Taher forest, fires were set in Houla, Beit Yahoun, and Kfarshouba, and israeli military vehicles continued moving across Al-Mansouri, Majdal Zoun, Buyut Al-Siyyad, and Hadatha.
Later updates reported artillery shelling along the Western Zawtar River, new explosions in Houla and between Al-Mansouri and Buyut Al-Siyyad, and continued machine gun fire toward Sirbin.
PalestineIsraeli settlers continued attacking Palestinian homes in the town of Qasra in the occupied West Bank.
Residents told Al Jazeera that settlers continued assaulting homes while the israeli army did not intervene to stop the attacks.
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IsraelFinnish public broadcaster Yle reported that Finland quietly extended its defense-industry cooperation agreement with Israel until 2034.
The agreement covers military research, development, procurement, and annual coordination meetings, while reports indicate there are currently 23 joint defense projects between Finland and Israel.
LebanonIsraeli reports revealed that one of the wounded Lebanese prisoners died under torture during interrogation while in israeli custody.
The reports also acknowledged that one of the Lebanese prisoners being held is a minor.
American regimeAccording to reports citing The Wall Street Journal, the widespread use of weapons during the war against Iran has raised concerns within the American military about its ability to respond to potential future crises involving China and Russia.
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