IDF dawn airstrikes on Nabatieh, Majdal Selm and five other southern Lebanon towns; forces advance toward Litani

Israel carried out dawn airstrikes on multiple towns in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The strikes targeted: Majdal Selm (series of strikes); Kafra and Hanniyeh (successive strikes); Touline and Adloun; Nabatieh city (residential buildings, commercial buildings, and a fuel station struck); Taybeh (border town). Simultaneously, the National News Agency reported an IDF attempt to advance toward the Litani River area. The Litani River represents the key geographic threshold of Israeli ground operations in Lebanon — an advance toward the Litani would represent deepening of the ground campaign beyond the current south Lebanon positions. Nabatieh is a significant southern Lebanon city (~100,000 population) and Hezbollah stronghold; strikes on its urban core (residential + commercial + fuel station) signal IDF targeting of Hezbollah's logistical and administrative presence within populated areas. No casualty figures in initial reporting.