Member of Hezbollah Air Defense Unit Killed in Israeli Strike in Nabatiyeh
Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed a couple and injured another person, the Ministry of Health reported. ©Al-Markazia

On Monday, an Israeli strike targeted a car on the road to Zebdine in the Nabatiyeh district of southern Lebanon, killing a couple and injuring another person, the Ministry of Health reported.

Correspondents from This is Beirut indicated that the man, who had previously lost his sight during the pager explosion in September 2024, was in the vehicle with his wife at the time of the strike, with his wife driving.

The Israeli army confirmed in a statement that its recent operations in southern Lebanon targeted training camps belonging to Hezbollah’s Radwan Force. According to the Israeli military, the sites struck were being used to train militants, store weapons, and conduct military exercises, activities it says violate the existing understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

The army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced that a “central terrorist operative” in Hezbollah’s air defense unit was killed on Monday in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon. The individual, identified as Hassan Ali Jamil Atwi, reportedly oversaw reconstruction and rearmament efforts within Hezbollah’s air defense operations and maintained ties with the group’s leadership in Iran, according to Adraee. He stated that Atwi’s activities constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The operation is described as a significant blow to Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild its military infrastructure in the region.

Later on Monday, a series of raids targeted the regions of Hermel and Jrabata in the Beqaa.

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