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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Heavy-Machinery Site in South Lebanon, Killing 1 and Wounding 7

The military says the location stored equipment used to rebuild Hezbollah infrastructure.

Overview

  • Pre-dawn strikes targeted an area near Msayleh on Musaylih Road in the Sidon district, destroying numerous vehicles and heavy equipment at a site that sold bulldozers and excavators.
  • The Lebanese Health Ministry reported one person killed and seven wounded, identifying the dead as a Syrian citizen and noting that the injured include one Syrian and six Lebanese, among them two women.
  • The bombardment briefly severed a key highway linking Beirut with parts of southern Lebanon, authorities said.
  • The Israeli Defense Forces said the operation dismantled Hezbollah infrastructure and hit engineering tools allegedly used to reconstitute the group’s militant capabilities.
  • Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the strike, while rights officials have documented civilian deaths since the post-war ceasefire and urged independent scrutiny of ongoing attacks.