Israeli forces launched a second raid on Mashghara in Lebanon's Western Bekaa region during the 30-minute reporting window from 3:17:07 p.m. to 3:47:26 p.m. UTC on Jan. 15, 2026, with an additional raid reported on the town, according to posts from bintjbeil.org. The site stated "๐จA second Israeli raid on Mashghara" and "๐จ๐จ An Israeli raid on Mashghara-Western Bekaa," using alert emojis to signal the strikes in real time during this period. These raids follow Israeli warplane strikes on nearby Sohmor earlier Thursday, which came after IDF evacuation warnings for buildings used by Hezbollah. In a separate development reported during the window, Kabinet Medini Bitachoni detailed a serious friendly fire incident early Thursday morning in Nablus' Kasbah, where five Dovdvan unit fighters were almost killed by IDF forces during an arrest operation. The fighters crossed into another platoon's sector due to a navigation error, were identified as armed suspects by a drone while on a rooftop, came under heavy fire with bullets whistling nearby, and narrowly escaped a suicide drone strike that was halted at the last moment. One team commander testified, "I thought we were all going to die." Communication issues between forces are under investigation. The IDF spokesman responded: "During an operational activity to arrest wanted persons in the Kasbah of Nablus, a serious incident occurred which is being investigated by all lines of command in order to learn lessons. It should be emphasized that there were no casualties in the incident." Findings will be presented tonight to the Central Command commander. The official IDF channel reported that 7th Brigade forces in the southern Gaza Strip eliminated a terrorist earlier Thursday who crossed the yellow line and posed an immediate threat. The statement noted similar eliminations yesterday in southern and northern Gaza, with forces deployed per the agreement to counter threats.
