An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcyclist in Aitaroun on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring another. The victim was reportedly a Hezbollah fighter, as the pro-Iranian group later announced the death of one of its fighters, Hussein Nehme Hourani, also known as Badr. For its part, the Israeli military announced that it had targeted two Hezbollah members in Aitaroun and struck the group’s infrastructure there.
Artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and the Israeli military continued throughout Thursday along the Lebanon-Israel border, following a particularly violent night.
An Israeli raid at dawn on Thursday targeted an uninhabited house in Wadi Jilo (Tyr district), causing significant damage and fires in neighboring homes. According to information circulating on social media, the property owner was warned via WhatsApp of an imminent Israeli attack on his house. The message’s source is unspecified, but the phone number displayed a Danish country code.
Later in the day, a second raid targeted a Rapid-type car on the Aitaroun road. No casualties were reported. In Aitaroun, a raid was also conducted in the Jabal Kahil area.
#LEBANON– An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcyclist in Aitaroun on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring another.https://t.co/FuZovUEgSw pic.twitter.com/2sJ7h31bUn
— This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) June 6, 2024
Incendiary bombs launched in the vicinity of Rmeish triggered a fire near a Lebanese Army position. Fires were also reported in the Markaba forest, where Israel launched phosphorus bombs.
A warehouse storing household tools and oils in Wadi Jilo was also targeted, causing damage to infrastructure, particularly water and electricity supply networks.
In Odaisseh, Israeli raids ignited a fire in a fuel tank near an Alfa mobile phone operator transmission tower.
The Israeli military also bombed areas around Seddiqine, destroying a house, as well as Aita al-Shaab and Tal Ismail (Dhayra).
Israeli reconnaissance planes flew at low altitude over several regions in southern Lebanon in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced it had destroyed Israeli surveillance equipment at the Raheb position and fired surface-to-air missiles at Israeli reconnaissance planes.
In retaliation for the Aitaroun attack, the pro-Iranian group claimed attacks on the 91st Division at the Branit barracks. Hezbollah also launched a salvo of rockets at the Zebdine barracks.
From Wednesday night to Thursday morning, the Israeli military used automatic weapons to sweep the Maysat area on the outskirts of Wazzani. Flares were also launched, particularly in the eastern sector.
