At least nine killed, including two infants, five wounded in IDF strikes in Nabatieh - report

Jerusalem Post/Middle EastRescue teams worked through the night among the rubble, using heavy machinery to search for people trapped beneath the debris and for additional casualties.Follow us on GooglePeople stand amid rubble as heavy machinery operates at the site of an Israeli strike, in Arab Salim, Lebanon, September 6 , 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. (photo credit: REUTERS/ALI HANKIR)SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 09:50At least nine people were reportedly killed and five others wounded in Israeli strikes near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media outlets Al Jadeed and Lebanon 24 reported on Monday.According to Al Jadeed, two infants were among those killed, and one of the strikes hit a residential building.Rescue teams worked through the night among the rubble, using heavy machinery to search for people trapped beneath the debris and for additional casualties.The Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar described the night as particularly difficult in the Nabatieh district and reported that the strikes were not limited to Kfar Roummane.According to the newspaper, areas in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Arab Salim, and Jabal al-Rafi were also struck, while Israeli activity was also reported in the area of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah.Smoke rises in southern Lebanon following Israeli strike in Arab Salim, Lebanon, September 6 , 2026. (credit: REUTERS/ALI HANKIR)IDF strikes Hezbollah command center, weapons storage facilitiesOn Sunday, the IDF carried out several waves of strikes in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah drone launches earlier in the day.The military struck several weapons storage facilities and terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon belonging to Hezbollah, as well as a Hezbollah command center established inside a building previously used as a hospital.The military noted that Hezbollah terrorists had recently been seen using the sites.Earlier in the day, Lebanon's Health Ministry reported that at least four were killed and 20 people were injured in the strikes.Miriam Sela-Eitam contributed to this report.Follow us on Google