According to Lebanese sources, the Ghandour Hospital in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, struck by the IDF earlier Sunday, had no medical staff or patients at the time. The sole fatality was identified as Ibrahim Ghaddar (Abu al-Fadl Ninu'a), a senior Hezbollah commander from the village of Ghaziya in the Sidon district.
Israeli airstrikes destroyed the Ghandour Hospital in Nabatieh al-Fawqa earlier today (Sunday), with Lebanese sources later confirming that Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Ghaddar (Abu al-Fadl Ninu'a) was the sole fatality. The building was vacant of medical staff and patients at the time, according to those sources.
The story unfolded quickly this morning from 07:34 Jerusalem time: initial Lebanese reports said the Randour Hospital (also known as Ghandour) was completely destroyed. Israeli security sources immediately told ynet that the facility was empty and used by Hezbollah as a command post. Over the next short period, the IDF acknowledged it struck Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure, including a command center operating out of the former hospital. By 07:34, Lebanese sources had named Ghaddar as the killed commander, aligning with the IDF's characterization of the target as a Hezbollah military asset.
Nabatieh al-Fawqa, as The Zioneer has reported, is a strategically significant village near the Ali al-Taher ridge, recognized as a Hezbollah military node with tunnel systems. The Ghandour Hospital had been previously reported as a site of IDF activity in the area, consistent with the military's ongoing campaign against Hezbollah infrastructure embedded within civilian zones.
The IDF has not yet officially confirmed Ghaddar's identity. No other casualties have been reported from the strike.
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