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Hezbollah member killed, 3 civilians injured in Israeli airstrike in S. Lebanon

Jun 09, 2025

Beirut [Lebanon], June 9: A Hezbollah member was killed and three Lebanese civilians were injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a motorcycle on the Chehabiyeh-Kfar Dounin road in southern Lebanon, security and civil defense sources said.
A Lebanese security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Xinhua that the victim was identified as Ali Shafiq Qanso, a Hezbollah member from the town of Chehabiyeh. He added that three civilians happened to be passing by at the time of the airstrike.
A source from Lebanon's Civil Defense told Xinhua that rescue teams had transported the victim's body and three injured individuals to a hospital in the southern city of Tyre, adding that one of the wounded is in critical condition.
According to Lebanon's official National News Agency, an Israeli drone hit a motorcycle with two missiles on the Chehabiyeh-Kfar Dounin road, resulting in one fatality and several injuries.
Source: Xinhua

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