Lebanon's official National News Agency reports that an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in the village of Tebnit, southern Lebanon, killed the driver and wounded Iranian Press TV correspondent Hadi Khoteit in the leg, who is being evacuated. The strike, part of ongoing IDF operations against Hezbollah assets in the area, occurred near Israeli forces, according to security sources cited by Israeli media. The affiliation of the driver and the precise target of the strike have not been officially confirmed.
Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reports that an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in the village of Tebnit, southern Lebanon, on Monday afternoon, killing the driver and wounding Iranian Press TV correspondent Hadi Khoteit. According to the NNA, Khoteit suffered a leg injury and was evacuated for medical treatment.
The strike comes amid ongoing Israeli military operations against Hezbollah infrastructure and assets in southern Lebanon. As The Zioneer reported earlier on Monday, security sources described the strike as an immediate-threat removal, as the vehicle moved close to Israeli forces in an area where they had established positions in recent days. That report, also citing Lebanese sources, indicated one person killed — matching the NNA's account of the driver's death.
The target's affiliation and the precise operational objective remain unconfirmed by the IDF. The wounding of a correspondent for Iranian state-affiliated Press TV adds a diplomatic dimension to the incident, though it has not been established whether the journalist was intentionally targeted. No official Israeli or Iranian comment has been issued as of this bulletin.
The area of Tebnit has seen repeated IDF drone and airstrike operations over the past week, as part of a broader campaign that included strikes in the Bekaa Valley and other towns near Bint Jbeil, as The Zioneer has previously reported.
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