Israeli Drone Attack Injures Six Near Lebanon-Syria Border

An Israeli drone attack has resulted in six injuries in the Hermel district of Lebanon, located near the Syrian border, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The ministry reported on Friday that the injured included five Syrian nationals, two of whom are women, and one Lebanese individual. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) indicated that the drone attack targeted a vehicle. The area has largely avoided such incidents since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was established in June. Israel’s military stated that the strike targeted 'a Syrian terrorist' who was allegedly operating under the direction of the Iranian regime, claiming that the individual had planned and advanced attacks against Israeli forces in southern Syria. Since the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israel has conducted numerous strikes in Syria, including incursions into a UN-patrolled buffer zone that has separated Israeli and Syrian forces since 1974. Israel has also continued operations in Lebanon despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah. The Israeli military has committed to maintaining a presence in designated security zones along its borders with Syria and Lebanon. Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa addressed the UN General Assembly last month, rejecting Israeli actions and calling for adherence to a 1974 agreement that established a UN-supervised separation zone between Israeli and Syrian forces.