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Three Israeli airstrikes targeted the Bekaa, including a plain between Nabi Sheet and Sara'in, Qasrnaba, Tamnin Plain. According to Reuters, citing two security sources, the Israeli strike targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot in the Bekaa Valley. The Israeli army claimed targeting several of them.

Several strikes hit the Bekaa valley on Monday evening pic.twitter.com/wpVxhwEeaO

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Several strikes hit the Bekaa valley on Monday evening pic.twitter.com/wpVxhwEeaO

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Ambulances transported six wounded, four of them to the Riyak General Hospital.

Earlier, the Israeli army targeted a car in Deir Qanoun, Ras el-Ain area east of Tyre early on Monday evening. Preliminary reports suggest that at least one person was killed. The Israeli army claimed that a senior commander, Hussein Ali Hussein, was killed in the strike.

The Israeli Army targeted a Car in the Ras el-Ain Area East of Tyre, Resulting in the Death of One Person pic.twitter.com/YQ5Hj4QgKp

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The Israeli Army targeted a Car in the Ras el-Ain Area East of Tyre, Resulting in the Death of One Person pic.twitter.com/YQ5Hj4QgKp

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This strike came after a tense day on the southern front. According to an Israeli army statement, a Hezbollah drone attack in western Galilee killed an Israeli soldier on Monday morning.

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Earlier during the day, Hezbollah lost two of its fighters in an Israeli raid on Hula.

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