Israeli interception missile lands in south Lebanon
by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 June 2025, 14:42
An Israeli interception missile landed Wednesday afternoon in a valley between the Tyre district towns of Barish and Maaroub, the state-run National News Agency reported.
Israeli drones were meanwhile intensively overflying the Tyre district, NNA added.
Al-Manar television later reported that an Israeli drone fired two missiles at a house in Barish, causing no casualties.
Since Israel launched a barrage of strikes on Iran last week and Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks against Israel, Lebanon and the neighboring countries have been in the flight path.
Downed missiles and drones have fallen in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, damaging houses, causing fires and reportedly killing one woman in Syria.
In Lebanon, which is still reeling from last year's war with Israel, videos making the rounds on social media have shown revelers dancing and drinking on rooftops while projectiles flash across the sky in the background.
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