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Lebanon: thousands mark Ashoura in Nabatieh amid rubble left by Israeli strikes

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June 26, 2026

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Thousands of Shiite Muslims marked Ashoura in Nabatieh on 26 June, holding processions through neighbourhoods devastated by recent Israeli airstrikes in a powerful display of resilience.

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Los Angeles Times

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· Jun 22, 2026

Why an ancient battle feels closer than ever in one war-weary Lebanese town

Amid the ruins of intense Israeli airstrikes, Lebanon's battered Shiite community braved a volatile ceasefire to observe its most sacred annual ritual of Ashura.

Egypt Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

Fighting continues in Lebanon as further negotiations loom

The Israeli military carried out several strikes in Lebanon on Monday, according to reports in Lebanese state media. The National News Agency (NNA) reported that five towns in southern Lebanon were targeted by Israeli shelling and other military activity Monday, including “a large explosion” in the town of Hadatha. NNA did not mention casualties from The post Fighting continues in Lebanon as further negotiations loom appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Middle East Eye

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· Jun 26, 2026

Israeli raid kills two in southern Lebanon, ministry says

Israeli raid kills two in southern Lebanon, ministry says Two people were killed and another was wounded in an Israeli air raid on the southern Lebanese town of Mefdoun in Nabatieh district, Lebanon's health ministry said. According to the National News Agency, the ministry said the figures were a revised casualty toll. The strike came as Al Jazeera Arabic reported another Israeli air strike on the nearby town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, despite ongoing efforts to maintain the ceasefire in southern Lebanon. A man walks among damaged headstones at the cemetery in the southern Lebanese village of Srifa after Israeli military strikes, 24 June 2026 (Fadel Itani/AFP)

TRT World

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· Jun 26, 2026

Lebanon marks Ashura amid ongoing Israeli strikes

Thousands gathered in Nabatieh to mark Ashura despite ongoing Israeli air strikes, turning the religious procession into a display of resilience and remembrance. The event highlighted the city's widespread destruction, displacement and the enduring impact of the conflict on southern Lebanon. Randolph Nogel reports from Nabatieh, Southern Lebanon.

AllSides

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· Jun 21, 2026

Israeli attacks kill dozens in Lebanon as US, Iran to hold talks on truce

Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed dozens of people despite a ceasefire being in place as the United States and Iran are expected to hold talks on ending their war and cementing the truce in Lebanon. Follow-up talks between Iran and the US on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) they signed this week are to be held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, ‌on Sunday, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. US and Iranian representatives are to participate along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, it added.

Al-Monitor

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· Jun 26, 2026

Shi'ite Muslims mark their holiest day in war-battered Lebanon

By Jihed Abidellaoui, Zohra Bensemra and Khalil AshawiNABATIEH, Lebanon, June 26 (Reuters) - Chanting rhythmically in the summer sun, the men marched through the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh as part of their annual tradition to mark Ashura, the holiest day in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar. This year, they walked through a city in ruins.Israel's nearly four-month air and ground campaign that it says was targeting armed group Hezbollah has destroyed large swathes of Lebanon's south and left other parts of it under Israeli military occupation.

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Related coverage for "Lebanon: thousands mark Ashoura in Nabatieh amid rubble left by Israeli strikes": Los Angeles Times — Why an ancient battle feels closer than ever in one war-weary Lebanese town. Egypt Independent — Fighting continues in Lebanon as further negotiations loom. Middle East Eye — Israeli raid kills two in southern Lebanon, ministry says. TRT World — Lebanon marks Ashura amid ongoing Israeli strikes. AllSides — Israeli attacks kill dozens in Lebanon as US, Iran to hold talks on truce. Al-Monitor — Shi'ite Muslims mark their holiest day in war-battered Lebanon