Lebanon's Health Ministry reports that an Israeli strike on the village of Tebnine killed one person and wounded 12 others. The figures, which have not been independently verified, do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. The IDF has not commented on the claim.
The Lebanese Health Ministry reported on Wednesday evening that one person was killed and 12 others wounded in an Israeli military strike on the village of Tebnine in southern Lebanon. The ministry's casualty figures, which are not independently verified, do not distinguish between armed combatants and civilians. The IDF has not issued a statement on the incident. This update comes after a day of fluctuating casualty reports from Lebanese sources, culminating in the Health Ministry's official toll.
Earlier reports from the state-run National News Agency (NNA) at 15:56 Jerusalem time said the strike hit a prayer room inside the Tebnine cemetery, killing one and wounding 11. Throughout the afternoon, Lebanese sources and security analysts reported varying wounded counts — from 7 to 12 — before the NNA's figure of 11 wounded and the Health Ministry's subsequent update to 12 wounded. The target location was initially described as a mosque, then refined to a cemetery prayer room.
The Lebanese Health Ministry has been the primary source for casualty data during the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah, which resumed on March 2. As The Zioneer previously reported, the ministry's cumulative toll stood at 4,246 killed and 12,190 wounded as of June 27, and its figures have frequently drawn criticism for failing to differentiate between civilians and Hezbollah fighters. The ministry's reporting is often relayed by Israeli media and analysts, but remains unverified by independent sources.
No IDF comment has been issued, and the precise target of the strike — whether a Hezbollah position or infrastructure — has not been specified by Israeli authorities. The casualty figures remain unverified, and the distinction between combatants and non-combatants in the reported toll is unclear.
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