Israeli drone strike targets car, kills couple in Lebanon
- Last updated: October 6, 2025 | 22:01
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a husband and wife on Monday, including a man who lost his eyesight in Israel's pager attack against Hizbollah last year, according to Lebanese state media.
Israel has kept up attacks on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hizbollah operatives or sites, despite a November ceasefire following more than a year of hostilities with the Iran-backed group.
It has also kept troops in five areas of south Lebanon that it deems strategic.
Israel did not immediately comment on the strike.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) identified the man as Hassan Atwi, who was wounded and lost his sight when Israel blew up hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hizbollah members last year.
His wife, Zainab Raslan who was driving, was also killed.
According to the NNA, the couple had two sons killed during the year-long hostilities.
In a statement, the Lebanese health ministry said that "an Israeli drone strike targeted a car on the Zebdine road in the Nabatiyeh district" in south Lebanon, killing two people and wounding one other.
The Israeli military meanwhile said it had struck "military compounds... used by Hizbollah for training" in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa area, while the NNA reported "two air strikes" in northeastern Hermel province.
Last week, the United Nations said it had verified the deaths of 103 civilians in Lebanon since the November truce, demanding a halt to the ongoing suffering.
Hizbollah, which was massively weakened by the war, faces a push to give up its arsenal.
The Lebanese government, under intense US and Israeli pressure, is set to discuss on Monday the army's first monthly report on its plan to disarm the group.
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Agence France-Presse