An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle near the Zahrani-Tyre highway in southern Lebanon’s Ansariyeh district on 8 August, killing a Hezbollah operative, local media reported.
Lebanese broadcaster Al-Mayadeen confirmed the attack, which marks the latest in a series of cross-border operations by Israel amid the protracted Gaza conflict. While the victim’s identity remains undisclosed publicly, Hezbollah’s official media channels implicitly acknowledged the death of one of its fighters, a detail corroborated by regional intelligence assessments.
The strike occurred along a critical transit artery connecting Sidon and Tyre, prompting Lebanese media to denounce it as “the latest Israeli violation of Lebanese sovereignty and security.”
The incident follows a deadly pattern of Israeli operations beyond its northern border. On 7 August, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported six fatalities and ten injuries from an Israeli strike targeting the Masnaa road in eastern Lebanon.
Just hours earlier, one civilian perished in Kafardan, Baalbek district, during another assault. These attacks came two days after a 5 August drone strike killed an individual in Brital, a town 85 km northeast of Beirut, when missiles struck a moving vehicle.
Hezbollah’s disciplined media protocol typically delays naming fallen operatives until formal tributes are issued, though IntelliNews verification confirms militant affiliation in Friday strike.
