Hezbollah Fighter Killed in Drone Strike on Beit Leef

On Wednesday, an Israeli drone targeted a car in Sidon, near the Ain el-Helweh camp, shortly after another drone strike in the southern town of Beit Leef killed a Hezbollah fighter.

In retaliation for the Beit Leef strike, Hezbollah launched a suicide drone attack on the Hadb Yaroun post in northern Israel. The group also fired artillery shells at both Hadb Yaroun and Israeli soldiers stationed at the Zar’it barracks.

Earlier that day, Hezbollah had fired more than 50 rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in response to a midnight strike in the Bekaa Valley that resulted in the death of a Hezbollah fighter and injuries to 20 others.

In related violence, four Hezbollah fighters were killed on Tuesday in the southern border village of Dhayra. Additionally, two Syrian civilians, including a shepherd, were killed on Wednesday by Israeli shelling in al-Wazzani and the outskirts of al-Khiam.

In a series of retaliatory strikes, Israeli artillery targeted areas in south Lebanon, including al-Litani and the outskirts of Deir Mimas. Overnight, Israeli warplanes and drones also carried out raids on the southern border towns of Aita al-Shaab, Houla, Alma al-Shaab, al-Naqoura, and Wadi Hamoul.