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Syrian man, 12-year-old daughter said killed in Israeli strikes in south Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the village of Mayfadoun on May 9, 2026. (AFP)
A Syrian man and his 12-year-old daughter were killed in Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon today, Lebanese media report.
Lebanon’s National News Agency cites a health ministry statement as saying that the man and his daughter were riding a motorcycle when they were targeted in Nabatieh.
According to the statement, the first drone strike did not hit the pair, while a second killed the father. The man’s daughter then moved around 100 meters away before she was targeted in a third strike.
The girl was taken to a hospital in serious condition, where she succumbed to her wounds, NNA reports.
The IDF says it is looking into the report.
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