Israeli strikes kill four in southern Lebanon after alleged Hezbollah drone launch

Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon on Sunday killed four people, including two women, the Lebanese health ministry reported. The attacks were carried out in the area bordering Israel’s occupied “security zone,” a region that has seen repeated exchanges of fire in recent weeks.

Israel’s military said the strikes were a direct response to an alleged Hezbollah drone launch that targeted Israeli troops stationed in the security zone. The statement linked the air operation to a defensive effort to counter what it described as a hostile aerial intrusion. The latest incident adds to the ongoing cycle of cross‑border hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, raising concerns about further escalation in the volatile border region.