An Israeli drone strike targeted a car near Kfar Dajal in the Nabatieh District of southern Lebanon today, killing the three people within, who were all members of the same family, according to local media reports.
Details are still emerging on the attack, but the Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed the attack and the death toll. The driver was reportedly a money changer in the area, which led to speculation he might have had dealing with Hezbollah. The other two slain were his sons.
It is notable that despite three people being killed in today’s attack, the IDF didn’t comment at all on the matter, even to offer a dubious claim they were top Hezbollah operatives, which is common practice in deadly drone strikes, even if Israel almost never follows up with evidence of the allegations.
Southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate during the ceasefire ©MSF
This was the largest strike reported on Tuesday. Late on Monday a large number of Israeli strikes were reported across southern Lebanon, hitting buildings but not causing any confirmed casualties.
The IDF did comment on those Monday strikes, claiming everything they hit was a “weapon storage facility” and promising to continue to operate against any threats in Lebanon.
Israel fought a brief war with Hezbollah in late 2024, which ended in a ceasefire in November. Though the ceasefire has been presented as “holding,” Israel has been carrying out strikes on almost a daily basis against Lebanon. Hezbollah has so far not launched any retaliatory strikes.
