Israeli strikes across eastern and southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens, according to Lebanese and Palestinian sources. The attacks included a strike in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon and multiple strikes in the eastern Bekaa Valley.
Lebanon's National News Agency initially reported six deaths and more than 25 injuries in the Bekaa. It later raised the toll from a strike on a building in Riyaq to more than 10 dead and at least 30 wounded as rescuers continued searching the site. A Hezbollah source told AFP that a military leader from the group was among those killed.
The Israeli military said it had attacked Hezbollah command centers in the Baalbek area. It did not provide identities for those it said were targeted in the supplied accounts. Details about the victims and the precise locations of every eastern strike were still developing.
Earlier in the day, Lebanon's Health Ministry said two people were killed at Ain al-Hilweh, the country's largest Palestinian refugee camp. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported three additional injuries. Lebanese reporting said a drone struck a building in the camp's Hittin neighborhood.
Israel said the building was a Hamas command center used by operatives and described the strike as a response to repeated violations of ceasefire understandings. Hamas rejected that account and said civilians were among the casualties. Lebanese reporting said the structure had once been used by a joint Palestinian security force but had more recently been rented for a kitchen distributing food aid.
The camp strike occurred alongside reported attacks on several southern towns. Lebanese media described missile fire and heavy machine-gun bursts around Yaroun, Marwahin and Sheihin, two drone-fired missiles near Markaba and a controlled Israeli detonation near Al-Aadaissah.
The violence took place despite the ceasefire agreed in November 2024 after more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel has continued regular operations in Lebanon, generally saying it is targeting Hezbollah and, in some instances, Hamas. Lebanon has accused Israel of repeated violations and pressed the United Nations Security Council to seek an end to the attacks and a full withdrawal.
The competing descriptions of the targets remained unresolved: Israel identified armed-group infrastructure, while Hamas and Lebanese-linked bodies emphasized civilian harm and Lebanon's sovereignty. The casualty figures showed the immediate scale of the attacks, but searches and medical treatment were still under way. The reported totals reflected two distinct strike areas rather than a single incident: at least 10 deaths in the Bekaa assessment and two at the refugee camp. That geographic spread complicated rescue work and the task of confirming victim identities while political and military actors issued competing statements about the purpose of the operations.
