Overview
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry, via the National News Agency, said an Israeli strike hit a vehicle on the Quneitra/Aatqanit road near Sidon, killing three people.
- The Lebanese army confirmed Warrant Officer Ali Abdullah was among those killed in the attack on Monday.
- Israel said the targets were Hezbollah operatives, alleging two were in an air-defence unit and one also served in army intelligence, claims rejected by Lebanon’s defence ministry and by Hezbollah.
- Despite a November 2024 truce, Israel has conducted near-daily strikes in southern Lebanon; the UN reported at least 127 civilian deaths since the ceasefire and called for a prompt, impartial investigation.
- Ceasefire-monitoring efforts continue with recent Naqoura meetings, a committee session set for January 7, Lebanese forces saying the first disarmament phase is near completion, and Israeli troops still holding five border outposts inside Lebanon.