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Missile event in Al Nabatieh, Mays el Jabal area, Lebanon on Sun 8th March 2026

8th March 2026

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On 8 March 2026, at 2:30 PM local time, Hezbollah fighters fired artillery shells targeting an Israeli force in the Al Jadida area north of Mays el Jabal town (Marjayoun, Al Nabatieh), in response to Israeli attacks that targeted dozens of Lebanese cities and towns, as well as Beirut's southern suburbs. The Israeli military announced that two IDF soldiers were killed (coded to this event) in a Hezbollah attack in an area opposite the Israeli community of Manara, which lies north of Mays el Jabal. One of the soldiers served in the 91st 'Galilee' Regional Division engineering unit. The soldiers were operating a D9 bulldozer at the time of the attack. The attackers are believed to have used an anti-tank missile or mortar.

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Al Nabatieh ( Mays el Jabal area )

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