Overview

• Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported five dead, including three children, and two wounded after a strike on a vehicle in Bint Jbeil.
• The victims were members of a single family with U.S. citizenship, according to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, with U.S. officials contacted for comment.
• The Israel Defense Forces said it eliminated a Hezbollah operative in the area and acknowledged that several civilians were killed.
• Israeli authorities announced an investigation into the incident as Lebanese leaders condemned the attack and called for international censure.
• Lebanon’s state news agency said the intended target was a motorcycle, and the strike occurred despite a U.S.-mediated ceasefire in place since November 2024.