People stand in front of the wreckage of a car in the town of Harouf, near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, Oct. 25, 2025. A Hezbollah commander was killed and another person injured Saturday in an Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Hezbollah commander was killed and another person injured Saturday in an Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources.
Lebanon's official National News Agency reported that the strike, taking place about half an hour past noon, targeted a car near the elementary school on the Harouf-Jibchit road in the Nabatieh area.
The Public Health Ministry's Emergency Operations Center said the attack killed one person and injured another, whereas a Lebanese army intelligence source told Xinhua the dead was named Zein Futouni, a commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, from the town of Hallousiyeh.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike in a statement, saying Futouni was an anti-tank commander from the Radwan Force, who was recently involved in efforts to reestablish Hezbollah's military infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
A ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel has been in effect since Nov. 27, 2024, largely halting clashes triggered by the Gaza war.
Still, the Israeli army continues to conduct occasional strikes in Lebanon, citing operations against Hezbollah "threats," while maintaining forces at five main positions along the Lebanese border. ■
People stand in front of the wreckage of a car in the town of Harouf, near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, Oct. 25, 2025.
A Hezbollah commander was killed and another person injured Saturday in an Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
People stand in front of the wreckage of a car in the town of Harouf, near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, Oct. 25, 2025.
A Hezbollah commander was killed and another person injured Saturday in an Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
