Israel conducts ‘massive explosion’ in southern Lebanese village as death toll rises to 4,386

By Fleur Hargreaves

Israel conducts ‘massive explosion’ in southern Lebanese village as death toll rises to 4,386

The Israeli military has carried out a “massive explosion” in Aita al-Shaab village in the Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency reported on Thursday.

The number of people killed since Israel escalated attacks on Lebanon on 2 March has risen to 4,386, with 12,407 others wounded, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli controlled-explosion in the village of al-Mansouri as seen from the nearby village of Hanniyeh in southern Lebanon on September 17, 2026 KAWANT HAJU / AFP — Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli explosion in the village of al-Mansouri as seen from the nearby village of Hanniyeh in southern Lebanon on 17 September 2026 (Kawant Haju/AFP)