Israeli Drone Strike in Southern Lebanon Kills 1
LEBANON – One person (man) was killed and 1 others injured on Wednesday morning after Israeli drone strike targeted a car in Southern Lebanon’s Attiri town.
The drone launched 2 missiles at the car according to local authorities.
Among the injured were several schoolchildren who were traveling in a bus that was passing by at the moment of the attack, the state-run National News Agency reported.
According to NNA, the school bus was moving directly behind the targeted vehicle at the moment of the strike, leaving multiple students and the bus driver injured.
The raid also resulted in the targeted car catching fire. Civil defense teams worked to extinguish the flames, while the injured were transferred to Salah Ghandour Hospital in Bint Jbeil.
The strike came hours after at least 13 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli army claimed that the attack targeted Hamas members inside the center. It alleged that the targeted facility was being used to plot attacks against Israel. The Palestinian group denied the Israeli claims.
The Ain al-Hilweh strike came shortly after two earlier Israeli drone attacks in southern Lebanon. According to local reports, two Israeli drones struck separate vehicles in the city of Bint Jbeil and the town of Blida, killing two people.
The Israeli army alleged Wednesday that it eliminated two Hezbollah members in the vehicle attacks, claiming the two were “involved in reestablishment activities for Hezbollah,” and “observed gathering intelligence on the Israeli army.”
