Lebanon said three people were killed Monday (December 22, 2025) in a strike near Sidon that Israel said targeted Hezbollah operatives, days ahead of a deadline for Lebanon’s Army to disarm the group near the border.
Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah, despite a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities with the Iran-backed militant group, which it accuses of rearming.
Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon as deadline looms to disarm Hezbollah
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Monday's strike on a vehicle was carried out by an Israeli drone around 10 kilometres (six miles) from the southern coastal city of Sidon and "killed three people who were inside".
The Health Ministry reported the same toll.
