Man killed in alleged IDF airstrike near Syrian border – Lebanese security source

An alleged Israeli strike on a car near the Syrian border killed a man earlier today, a Lebanese security source says, after overnight fire wounded four people in Lebanon’s east, according to an AFP correspondent.

“Israeli fighter jets targeted a vehicle in the eastern Bekaa area of Souairi, killing its Syrian driver,” the security source tells AFP, requesting anonymity for security concerns.

Since October 8, Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on a near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to support Gaza amid the war there.

So far, the skirmishes on the border have resulted in seven civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the deaths of 10 IDF soldiers and reservists. There have also been several attacks from Syria, without any injuries.

Hezbollah has named 244 members who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing skirmishes, mostly in Lebanon but some also in Syria. In Lebanon, another 42 operatives from other terror groups, a Lebanese soldier, and at least 50 civilians, three of whom were journalists, have been killed.