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Israeli Drone Strike Kills One, Wounds Three Near Beirut Airport

It exposes how repeated strikes have eroded a US-brokered truce.

Mourners carry the coffins of Abu Ali Khalil, the bodyguard and head of security for late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and his son Mahdi, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran on June 21, during their funeral procession in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Mourners carry the coffins of Abu Ali Khalil, the bodyguard and head of security for late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and his son Mahdi, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran on June 21, during their funeral procession in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Overview

  • An Israeli drone struck a highway in Khaldeh just south of Beirut’s airport on July 3, killing one person and injuring three others.
  • The Israeli army said it targeted a saboteur linked to Iran’s Quds Force and hit nearby weapons depots.
  • This operation is part of near-daily air and drone strikes launched since a November-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah.
  • Lebanon’s health ministry reports nearly 250 fatalities and more than 600 injuries from Israeli strikes since the truce began.
  • Lebanon and international sponsors have lodged UN complaints but have been unable to stop the violations, highlighting the country’s limited leverage.