Israeli Air Force fighter jets, drones, and artillery struck dozens of villages in the Nabatieh area overnight, with a focus on the Ali al-Taher ridge. According to unofficial Lebanese sources, 23 people were killed. Hundreds of families fled the area, Abu Ali Express reports.
The death toll from the overnight Israeli Air Force strikes on dozens of villages in the Nabatieh district has risen to 23, according to unofficial Lebanese sources cited by Abu Ali Express. The operation, which began after midnight and continued into the morning, included fighter jets, drone strikes, and heavy artillery, with a focus on the Ali al-Taher ridge. Hundreds of families were reported fleeing the area.
The Zioneer first reported the initial wave of strikes at 04:44 Jerusalem on Friday, when the Lebanese Health Ministry put the death toll at 10, with an unspecified number missing. Within the same hour, a separate report citing a single Hezbollah-affiliated source raised the count to more than 15 killed and 30 wounded. At 04:44, the Health Ministry updated its figure to 16. The current estimate of 23, reported by non-official sources, has not been confirmed by any official authority.
The strikes come amid a sustained IDF campaign against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. As The Zioneer previously reported, the Israeli Air Force hit 10 towns in the Nabatieh area on June 14, and Prime Minister Netanyahu told President Trump on June 16 that the operations had caused "light casualties" and that he expected Hezbollah not to respond militarily.
All casualty figures from the overnight operation remain unverified by official Israeli or Lebanese sources, and no breakdown between combatants and civilians has been provided.
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