Looking into overnight strikes in Lebanonpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time

10:33 BST

Peter Mwai and Richard Irvine-Brown
BBC Verify

We’ve had confirmation from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) which says it has “struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites” in southern Lebanon.

We’ve seen multiple reports in recent hours from Lebanese and Israeli media of air strikes in southern Lebanon. Locations suggested include Ansar, Nabatieh and Mahmoudiya.

We’re reviewing clips posted on social media overnight but, given they are mostly in the dark and in more remote areas, it takes longer to find where they are filmed.

So far, we have identified the location of this video which emerged overnight as the forecourt of a petrol station to the west of a small village called Deir Seryan.

Two screengrabs: The first shows chairs under a shelter at a roadside. The second shows the same scene, but blurred by the shaking camera, as an explosion happens close by. The video was filmed evening of 6 August 2025 near Deir Seryan, southern Lebanon.Image source, InstagramImage caption,

This video was located to the west of a site that was struck, itself to the west of Deir Seryan, southern Lebanon

Daylight images are emerging now, which will give us a better handle on what has been hit and where, and perhaps what has caused the damage.

We’re also looking at satellite images which detect heat signatures, such as the burning after airstrikes, to give us another perspective.

We’ll keep you updated.