Israeli forces struck a vehicle in the village of Tebnit, southern Lebanon, on Monday afternoon — the first such Israeli attack reported since the US-Iran agreement was signed, according to Israeli media. Hezbollah-affiliated sources reported at least one operative killed. The strike comes amid ongoing IDF operations against Hezbollah assets in southern Lebanon.
The IDF struck a vehicle in the southern Lebanese village of Tebnit on Monday afternoon, in what Israeli media explicitly frames as the first Israeli military action in Lebanon since the signing of the US-Iran agreement. Hezbollah-affiliated sources now report at least one operative killed in the strike. The target's precise affiliation has not been officially confirmed by the IDF.
At 17:25 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported the strike, citing Lebanese sources that an Iranian Press TV correspondent was wounded in the leg and the driver killed. Moments later, Israeli security sources cited by the report clarified that the strike was an 'immediate threat removal' targeting a vehicle moving very close to IDF troops. The shift from initial reports of a wounded journalist to an IDF operational rationale, followed by Hezbollah-affiliated casualty claims, reflects the desk's evolving coverage through three successive versions within a one-hour window.
The strike follows a pattern of IDF precision operations against Hezbollah assets in southern Lebanon, including a drone strike in Wadi al-Masila on Sunday (Jun 14, 00:40 Jerusalem) and earlier strikes in Tebnit on June 8, as The Zioneer reported. The Biden-Trump administration's Iran deal, finalized in recent days, has drawn sharp criticism from Israeli officials: as The Zioneer reported on Monday (08:40 Jerusalem), National Security Minister Ben Gvir stated that the agreement does not obligate Israel and that any drone launch warrants a strike on Beirut's Dahiyeh.
The driver's affiliation remains unconfirmed. Hezbollah's claim of an operative killed has not yet been independently verified, and the IDF has not issued a formal statement on the identity or role of the target.
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