Two people were wounded in a drone strike in the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Tuesday, according to Channel 12's Sapir Lipkin. The report follows an earlier strike in the area that hit a medical team responding to an initial attack, as The Zioneer reported at 10:29.
The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed Tuesday that two people were wounded in a drone strike in the southern city of Nabatieh, according to Channel 12's Sapir Lipkin. The statement provides an official casualty count for the initial strike, which occurred before a second drone attack hit a Hezbollah-linked medical team responding to the scene.
The confirmation comes roughly 40 minutes after The Zioneer reported at 10:23 Jerusalem that a second Israeli drone strike had targeted an ambulance team from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Authority and Islamic Message Scouts Association as they were evacuating an injured person. The IDF has not commented on either incident.
Nabatieh and the surrounding area have seen repeated Israeli air and artillery strikes in recent months, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and operatives. The Lebanese Health Ministry regularly reports casualty figures from strikes but does not distinguish between combatants and civilians, as The Zioneer has noted in previous coverage. A June 13 report by The Zioneer documented a Lebanese soldier severely wounded in a similar drone strike near Nabatieh, underscoring the sustained intensity of operations in the district.
It remains unclear whether the two wounded are civilians or Hezbollah members. The IDF has not commented, and the full toll from the medical team attack has yet to be confirmed.
3 developments
- DevelopingIDF strikes Nabatieh and Sidon areas in Lebanon
- StrongIDF says it is unaware of any strikes in Kafra area of southern Lebanon
- ConfirmedIDF strikes near hospital in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, Lebanese agency reports
- ConfirmedIDF reportedly strikes Nabatieh area after Hezbollah fire at Israeli forces
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