The Israeli Air Force carried out six raids targeting the outskirts of the Orontes River area in Lebanon's Bekaa region near Hermel during the 30-minute reporting window from 5:47:11 p.m. to 6:17:33 p.m. UTC on Jan. 15, 2026, according to X monitoring account راصد العدو. X account Future TV News posted pictures of raids that struck the Ras Al-Asi area in the vicinity of Hermel in this period. The same monitoring account specified that the raids hit the Orontes River Valley, with six strikes reported so far during ongoing activity. A Telegram channel, חדשות עכשיו בטלגרם, stated "Attack now in Lebanon" in real time within the window, confirming active strikes. These raids follow Israeli Air Force attacks on Lebanon announced in the prior 29-minute period from 5:17 p.m. to 5:46 p.m. UTC, as reported by Telegram channel Nitzan Shapira.
