On Wednesday morning, an Israeli drone targeted a man in the town of Mansouri, south of Tyre. The victim, seriously wounded, was rushed to the Lebanese-Italian Hospital.
An explosion was also heard in Saida that same morning, though the cause remains unknown. Meanwhile, Israeli forces opened fire on a truck carrying rubble in the town of Mays al-Jabal.
Several aerial activities were reported across the region. An Israeli drone flew over the Qasimia River and its surroundings, while another drone was spotted at low altitude over Adloun. In Aita al-Shaab, an Israeli helicopter dropped a bomb near a group of tobacco farmers, though no injuries were reported.
Targeted Killings of Hezbollah Financial Operatives
According to Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee, Israeli forces eliminated Haitham Abdallah Bakri in Kfar Dajjal (Nabatiyeh). Bakri, described as head of the “Al-Sadek” money exchange network, was accused of funneling funds to Hezbollah.
On Tuesday morning, an Israeli drone struck a vehicle on the Kfar Dajjal road, sparking a fire that killed three people, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health.
Israeli authorities claim Bakri’s network operated as a financial logistics platform, facilitating weapons purchases, military operations and salaries for fighters. The funds allegedly flowed through complex channels involving money exchange offices in Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and the UAE, under the oversight of Iran’s Quds Force.
The Israeli military said Bakri's assassination is part of a broader strategy to dismantle Hezbollah’s financial infrastructure. Over the weekend, Bahnam Shahriari, a senior commander of the Quds Force’s Unit 190, tasked with transferring hundreds of millions of dollars annually to Tehran-linked groups, was also killed.
“These operations dealt a severe blow to the financial networks supporting Hezbollah’s terrorist activities,” Adraee declared on his X account.
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