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After Trump declared Israel ‘PROHIBITED’ from bombing, IDF drone said to target motorcycle in south Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian 17 April 2026, 5:54 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Lebanese media reports one killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle between the southern towns of Kounine and Beit Yahoun.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF on the incident, which comes amid a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon.

The development comes minutes after US President Donald Trump declared that Israel was “PROHIBITED” from bombing Lebanon.

The terms of the ceasefire do allow Israel to carry out defensive strikes against “planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks.”

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