On Friday, an Israeli military drone strike hit a vehicle near the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali, located in the Hermel district of northeast Lebanon near the Syrian border. According to Lebanon’s health ministry, the strike resulted in six injuries. The casualties included five Syrian nationals—two of whom were women—and one Lebanese individual.

The Israeli military confirmed the strike, stating that the objective was to neutralize a "Syrian terrorist" who was allegedly involved in planning attacks against Israel. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the strike specifically targeted a car in the area. The incident marks another escalation in the border region, which has seen frequent exchanges of fire since the onset of the broader regional conflict. While the Israeli military framed the strike as a targeted counter-terrorism operation, the Lebanese authorities focused on the civilian and national composition of the wounded, highlighting the impact on both Syrian refugees and local Lebanese residents in the border zone.