Satellite Images Reveal the Impact of Israeli Attacks Around Beaufort Castle

The scale of destruction around Beaufort Castle and Kfar Tebnit | Misbar

The Israeli occupation army continues to target areas in southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire announced last June, carrying out artillery shelling, airstrikes and demolition operations in several southern villages and towns.

The latest attacks included the use of phosphorus munitions, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency, which reported on August 22 that the areas around Douha Kfarreman, Tal al-Dabsha and the Ali al-Taher forest were shelled with phosphorus, alongside airstrikes and explosions in other parts of southern Lebanon.

Meanwhile, a chronological comparison of Sentinel-2 satellite images reviewed by Misbar reveals extensive destruction and significant changes to the land surface around the Litani River bend and Beaufort Castle during July and August.

Extensive Damage in Safita and Kfar Tebnit

By comparing images from June 25 and July 15, Misbar identified new signs of destruction in Safita, south of Yahmar al-Shaqif, as well as the early appearance of damage in Kfar Tebnit that was not visible in the June 25 image.

The appearance of the damage in Safita coincides with a massive explosion carried out by the Israeli occupation army on the evening of July 13, two days before the image was captured.

Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that the explosion occurred on the southern outskirts of Yahmar al-Shaqif and caused major cracks and fissures in a mountainous elevation.

In Kfar Tebnit, the Israeli army carried out two explosions on July 13. Demolition and targeting operations continued in the following days, with two additional explosions reported on July 17, followed by further explosions and an airstrike on the town on July 18, coinciding with the expanding signs of destruction visible in subsequent satellite images during the second half of the month.

The Litani River bend and the area around Beaufort Castle on June 25, 2026

By July 28, Sentinel-2 images showed the destruction in Kfar Tebnit had expanded following a sustained series of Israeli demolition and bulldozing operations.

Kfar Tebnit was hit by another Israeli explosion on July 25. The following day, the Lebanese Army confirmed that Israeli occupation forces were carrying out the “systematic destruction of homes and bulldozing” in Kfar Tebnit and other areas of southern Lebanon.

On July 27, the Israeli army carried out three massive, successive explosions in the town, followed by another large-scale explosion on July 28.

The impact of Israeli attacks around Safita and Kfar Tebnit between July 15 and 28

Israeli Attacks Around Beaufort Castle

Beginning on August 2, Sentinel-2 images reveal a significant expansion in the visible impact of Israeli attacks. Large light-colored and white areas appeared across the Arnoun common lands north of Beaufort Castle and around the castle to the south, toward Yahmar al-Shaqif, alongside further expansion of the destruction visible in Kfar Tebnit.

The appearance of these marks coincides with violent explosions carried out by the Israeli occupation army on the nights of July 30 and 31, targeting the areas around Beaufort Castle, Arnoun, Yahmar al-Shaqif and Kfar Tebnit as part of Israel’s ongoing attacks on southern Lebanon.

On July 31, the Israeli military announced that it had used approximately 700 tons of explosives to destroy what it claimed was a Hezbollah tunnel network beneath the Shaqif heights.

At 12:02 a.m. that same day, the Geophysics Center of Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research recorded ground waves caused by the explosions, which it said were equivalent to a magnitude 3.8 earthquake.

The destruction visible in Sentinel-2 imagery is consistent with field observations following the attacks. Reports citing Lebanon’s National News Agency said that the explosions altered the features of the hills and fields in the Arnoun common lands north of Beaufort Castle, covering large areas with soil and white calcareous material. Rubble, limestone material and rock fragments also covered areas south of the castle toward Yahmar al-Shaqif.

The latest available Sentinel-2 image, captured on Saturday, August 22, shows the extent of the damage visible on the ground in areas targeted by Israeli demolition and bombardment operations over recent weeks.

The chronological sequence of images reveals the gradual expansion of the destruction since July, with the most significant changes appearing in early August, documenting the impact of Israel’s attacks on the area’s terrain.