Lebanon saw a sharp escalation in the south on Saturday, with multiple deadly incidents reported throughout the day. An Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle carrying a media team on the Jezzine road, killing Al-Manar journalist Ali Choueib, Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni, and two others.
In response, Israeli army Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee stated on X that the strike had targeted Choueib, whom he described as a Hezbollah Radwan unit intelligence operative.
Earlier in the day, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli forces opened heavy fire on a civilian vehicle in the al-Aouinat area between Rmeish and Debl, a predominantly Christian region, killing a man and his son.
Later, the Lebanese Army announced the death of Corporal Mohammad Mofid Tfaily, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Zahrani, in the Nabatieh district.
In its latest update, the Ministry of Public Health reported that the total death toll from the Israeli offensive in Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 1,189 and 3,427 people injured.
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