Lebanon’s Hezbollah downs Israeli drone over Nabatieh

2026-03-03 - 14:34

Shafaq News- Beirut Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it downed an Israeli drone over the Lebanese city of Nabatieh at 12:30 p.m. local time amid escalating cross-border fighting. In a statement, the group reported that its fighters intercepted the unmanned aircraft with “appropriate weapons,” framing the action as “a response to Israeli strikes on multiple Lebanese areas, including Beirut’s southern suburbs.” Earlier, Hezbollah launched rockets at 10:50 a.m. targeting the Maayan Baruch site in the Upper Galilee, describing the strike as “retaliation” for attacks on Lebanese territory. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported at least 40 fatalities and 246 injuries from Israeli strikes since Monday.