An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on the Wadi al-Nmairiya, Zefta road, near an unfinished mosque, killing Hassan Hijazi, a resident of Kawthariyat al-Sayyad.
The attack occurred around 5:10 PM, when two guided missiles hit the car, setting it on fire and pushing it off the road. Following the strike, Israeli drones continued flying at low altitudes over Nmairiya, increasing alert levels in the area.
Earlier in the day, the Lebanese Army recovered two Israeli drones that crashed in the towns of Hula (Marjayoun district) and Beit Lif (Bint Jbeil). Army patrols secured the crash sites and transferred the drones to specialized units for investigation.
Additionally, two Israeli drones dropped bombs over the border areas of Ras al-Naqoura and Ramya without causing injuries.
Israeli bulldozers, supported by armored units, were seen clearing land near a newly established Israeli position at the al-Abbad site junction between Markaba and Hula in Marjayoun.
Heavy Israeli drone activity was reported over most towns in the Marjayoun, Nabatieh and Zahrani districts, with reconnaissance aircraft flying at medium altitude.
Earlier, Israeli forces fired from the occupied Hamames hill at a pickup truck on the Ain Arab–Wazzani road. The driver, identified as J. Sh., survived unharmed.
The Israeli army also carried out a machine gun sweep from Hamames hill toward the Marjayoun plains.
Surveillance drones flew at very low altitude over villages east and west of Baalbeck, and another drone was spotted above Beirut’s southern suburbs.
In related developments, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli intelligence is finalizing investigations into Hezbollah’s locally manufactured drones.
According to the report, Hezbollah’s Unit 127, recently targeted by the Israeli army, oversees domestic drone production. The group assembles drones from basic components, often purchased online, making them difficult to detect as security threats.
The report also highlighted Iran’s role in supplying Hezbollah with drone parts, simple explosives and financial support, and in helping the group establish local production lines for drones and missiles.
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