Key facts
- An Israeli strike in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, injured five Lebanese soldiers.
- The strike targeted a civilian vehicle escorted by an army vehicle.
- Lebanon's National News Agency reported the incident.
- The IDF stated the target was a Hezbollah operative and is investigating civilian casualties.
- Lebanon claimed some victims were U.S. citizens, a claim disputed by the U.S. State Department.
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon's Bint Jbeil injured five Lebanese soldiers, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA). The NNA reported that the strike targeted a civilian vehicle escorted by an army vehicle.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that the target of the strike was a Hezbollah operative and that the military is investigating the civilian casualties. The IDF expressed regret for any harm to uninvolved civilians and stated it works to minimize such harm.
Lebanon's Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, claimed that four of the victims of a separate 2025 drone strike in Bint Jbeil held U.S. citizenship. However, a U.S. State Department spokesperson disputed this, stating that indications were that the five killed were not U.S. citizens and that one had an unused immigrant visa petition.
UNICEF condemned the killing of three children in the 2025 drone strike, calling attacks on children unconscionable. The strike occurred despite a U.S.-brokered truce aimed at halting hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which has remained fragile with continued Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.