A car in flames, targeted by an Israeli drone, during a deadly attack on July 8, 2025, near Beddawi in northern Lebanon. Photo sent to L'Orient-Le Jour by Samir Khoder.
While southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley have come under near-daily Israeli strikes despite a cease-fire in place since November, the country’s north was hit for the first time since the cease-fire on Tuesday afternoon. Airounieh, a few kilometers from Beddawi, was targeted by two drone strikes, according to local and military sources.The attack struck a 4x4 vehicle traveling along the Beddawi–Airounieh–Nefaa road in the Zgharta district, near the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, north of Tripoli. The vehicle evaded the first missile but was incinerated by the second. The strike killed at least three people and wounded 13, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.The intended target: senior Hamas commander Mehran Mostafa Baajour. The Israeli army declared him dead, calling it a major blow to Hamas’ activities in Lebanon. But Palestinian...
While southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley have come under near-daily Israeli strikes despite a cease-fire in place since November, the country’s north was hit for the first time since the cease-fire on Tuesday afternoon. Airounieh, a few kilometers from Beddawi, was targeted by two drone strikes, according to local and military sources.The attack struck a 4x4 vehicle traveling along the Beddawi–Airounieh–Nefaa road in the Zgharta district, near the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, north of Tripoli. The vehicle evaded the first missile but was incinerated by the second. The strike killed at least three people and wounded 13, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.The intended target: senior Hamas commander Mehran Mostafa Baajour. The Israeli army declared him dead, calling it a major blow to Hamas’ activities in Lebanon. But...
