Israeli Strike Hits Vehicle at Beirut Southern Entrance, State Media Reports
According to the NNA, "an enemy drone targeted a car on the Khalde highway" south of Beirut, AFP reported.
The Israeli army said it "eliminated a terrorist responsible for smuggling weapons and advancing terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops, on behalf of the Iranian Quds Force", the foreign operations arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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