Israel Kills at Least 10 in Bekaa Valley, Including Senior Hezbollah Official

Israeli airstrikes on Friday hit sites in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, around Baalbek and Riyaq.

“Yemeni and Iranian officials condemned recent US military buildups and threats against Iran, saying they reveal weakness rather than strength”

ABNA English

Multiple Lebanese and international reports said the strikes killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens, while some outlets reported higher tolls.

ABNA English

Several sources said Israel struck what it called Hezbollah 'command centres' in the Baalbek area, and local and Hezbollah-linked reporting indicated a senior Hezbollah figure was among the dead.

Reports vary on the total killed and wounded: many outlets and Lebanon’s health ministry cited 'at least 10' dead and more than two dozen wounded, while other accounts reported roughly a dozen or 12 dead and up to about 50 wounded.

Israel’s military statements repeatedly described the strikes as aimed at Hezbollah "command centres" and accused the group of embedding assets among civilians or storing weapons and funds.

The military framed the raids as responses to ceasefire violations.

ABP Live English

Several outlets quote Israeli military language that presents the operations as counter-measures to ongoing threats and to alleged Hezbollah rearmament since the 2024 ceasefire.

Those reports portray the strikes as part of a broader campaign of operations that Israeli officials say have continued since the truce.

Hezbollah and Lebanese officials reacted angrily.

“Lebanese media said Israel killed two people in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon and at least 10 in the country’s eastern Bekaa valley”

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah confirmed multiple fighters were killed and named local commanders.

Hezbollah's leaders used strong language condemning the strikes.

Lebanese government officials and politicians described the attacks as breaches of the ceasefire and called for international pressure.

Hezbollah-linked outlets and regional sources listed several commanders by name.

Lebanese state and health agencies provided casualty tallies that some international outlets echoed.

Analysts and several news outlets warned the strikes risk further undermining the U.S.-brokered November 2024 ceasefire.

They cautioned the strikes could escalate regional tensions that have included near-daily Israeli raids since the truce.

AnewZ

Coverage links the incidents to broader regional dynamics, including US warnings about possible action against Iran if nuclear talks fail.

Reports note both sides dispute the geographic and substantive scope of the ceasefire, with Lebanon and Hezbollah saying it applies only in the south.

The Bekaa strikes came hours after an Israeli strike hit the Ain al‑Hilweh (Ein el‑Hilweh / Ain el‑Hilweh) Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon that several outlets said killed two people.

“At least 10 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, state media and Hezbollah said, with Hezbollah adding a senior official was among the dead”

BBC

Israel described that hit as targeting a Hamas command centre.

BBC

Hamas and other camp actors disputed that claim, saying the building targeted belonged to the camp’s Joint Security Force or denying it was a Hamas facility.

Coverage of the camp strike shows explicit disagreement between Israeli statements and Palestinian/Hamas denials.