The Israel Defense Forces conducted airstrikes targeting Hezbollah's Radwan Force infrastructure in the Baalbek area of eastern Lebanon and the outskirts of Shmestar in the Beqaa Valley between 3:16 PM and 3:46 PM UTC on February 26, 2026, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit and multiple media reports. Lebanese media published footage of strikes near Baalbek, as stated by Mannie's War Room. IDF spokesperson confirmed attacks on Radwan Force unit infrastructure in Baalbek, as reported by ืืืื'ืืืจืืช - ืืืืืช ืืชืงืืื. Al-Jadeed correspondent described a series of airstrikes on Shmestar outskirts, corroborated by bintjbeil.org reporting an intensive fire belt there. Amit Segal stated Israeli forces are bombing Radwan Force targets deep inside Lebanon. These strikes occurred during the 29-minute reporting window, with no immediate casualty or damage details provided in the sources. The operations follow an earlier Israeli drone strike on Ali al-Tahir heights in Nabatieh reported between 11:46 AM and 12:46 PM UTC today, according to enemy spotter 'Rasid al-Adou'.
