Lebanon's Health Ministry reported three fatalities from a strike on a vehicle earlier today in the Nabatieh area, north of the Litani River. Details on the target and affiliation of those killed have not yet been released.
Lebanon's Health Ministry officially confirmed on Thursday afternoon that three people were killed when a vehicle was struck earlier today in the Nabatieh area, north of the Litani River. The confirmation came as the first official acknowledgment of fatalities from what had been reported throughout the day as an Israeli strike. The vehicle was hit in the village of Mifdun, in the Nabatieh district, according to Lebanese state media. The identity and affiliation of the deceased have not been released. The Israeli military has not commented.
The initial reports of the strike emerged at 15:16 Jerusalem, when unofficial Lebanese channels described five casualties in an Israeli drone strike on Mifdun. At the same time, additional sources indicated that three of the five were believed dead. Minutes later, official Lebanese state media confirmed the death toll of three and corrected the earlier report by specifying that the target was a vehicle, not a motorcycle as initially suggested in unverified claims. The Health Ministry's official announcement later in the afternoon matched the state media's account.
The Zioneer has not previously reported on a strike in Nabatieh or its vicinity in the context of the current hostilities. The Nabatieh area lies north of the Litani River, a zone that has been subject to heightened Israeli military operations in the ongoing campaign against Hezbollah. As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, Iran has rejected U.S. claims regarding inspection progress at damaged nuclear sites—a separate development that has no direct bearing on this incident.
It remains unclear which group or individuals were targeted in the strike. The official Lebanese reports have not attributed responsibility for the attack, nor have they provided details on the affiliation of the casualties. The Zioneer is unable to independently verify whether Hezbollah or another faction was involved.
4 developments
- StrongLebanese Health Ministry: 3 killed, 6 wounded in Israeli strike on Baalbek area
- ConfirmedIsraeli airstrike kills three, wounds one near Zoutar in southern Lebanon
- ConfirmedFour killed in four separate strikes near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, NNA reports
- StrongAl-Mayadeen: Israeli airstrikes kill 'several' in three Nabatieh towns
Source and signal
- Internal intake