Israeli drone strikes hit vehicles on and around a main highway south of Beirut, with Lebanon’s Health Ministry reporting deaths among passengers. Multiple outlets report that three vehicles were struck on the highway near Jiyeh, south of Beirut, killing eight people, including a woman and two children. Other reporting based on the same ministry account that the wider incident involved additional strikes on vehicles across southern Lebanon, bringing the death toll figures cited by some outlets higher (up to 12) and describing seven vehicles being hit in separate attacks.
Some sources also include assertions from the Israeli military that strikes targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Several reports note that the strikes occur shortly after Israeli evacuation orders were issued for residents of six border villages. The accounts collectively describe multiple drone attacks hitting cars in the same general region, with children among the reported fatalities. Separate coverage also references United Nations comments that Hezbollah has used drones near UN forces, and renewed international efforts connected to US-mediated talks.
