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Monday, September 8, 2025
Hezbollah official says four members killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli strikes on the country’s east killed at least five people today, after the Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah positions.
“The Israeli enemy strikes on the Bekaa and the outskirts of Hermel led to a preliminary toll of five dead and five others wounded,” the ministry says, noting the toll was provisional.
A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press, confirms four of the five killed were terror group members.
“ Series of Israeli airstrikes target the Hermel and Baalbek areas in Eastern Lebanon. ( Hezbollah drug cartels controlled ) “ pic.twitter.com/DcaMv1wFpD
— Nagi N. Najjar (@NagiNajjar) September 8, 2025
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