Israeli airstrikes struck multiple areas across Lebanon overnight and into Friday, including Beirut’s suburbs, the Bekaa Valley and towns in the south, leaving several people dead and wounded as Israel said it was targeting members of Hezbollah and related infrastructure.

At dawn Friday, an Israeli drone struck an apartment in the Nabaa neighborhood of Bourj Hammoud, near the Mirna Chalouhi Center, killing one person whose body was recovered by the Islamic Health Authority.

According to information from the scene, the drone hit the fourth floor of the apartment building. Civil defense and ambulance teams rushed to the area and began search and inspection operations in the targeted building and surrounding structures, while security forces imposed a wide cordon and closed off the vicinity.

The Israeli military said on X that the strike had targeted a Hezbollah member in Beirut.

Overnight, an Israeli drone strike also targeted a parked car in the Jnah district of Beirut near the former BHV building, killing one person. Ambulance teams responded to the site while civil defense crews worked to extinguish the fire caused by the strike.

Earlier in the morning, another strike hit a residential apartment in the town of Bar Elias in the central Bekaa Valley, reportedly targeting Yusuf al-Dahouk, an official with the Islamic Group. The attack killed his two sons, Abdel Rahman and Musab, and left three people critically wounded, including al-Dahouk himself.

Airstrikes were also reported in the eastern Lebanese city of Hermel.

In southern Lebanon, Israeli warplanes struck numerous locations across the region. A strike on the outskirts of Shebaa in the Bayader area killed two people.

Another airstrike targeted the top floor of a residential building in the Mashari’ al-Hibeh–al-Fawar area on the eastern outskirts of Sidon, with preliminary reports indicating four people were killed and several others wounded.

Elsewhere, an Israeli drone struck a car on the road to Shaaytiyeh, killing one person, while another Israeli strike targeted a van on the main road in Qana.

Sheikh Hassan Ghandour later died from wounds he sustained in a strike that targeted his home in Nabatieyh al-Fawqa the previous night.

Overnight strikes also hit the town of Dweir in three separate raids. Two strikes hit open land in the al-Wadi neighborhood, while a third targeted the home of Ali Ahmad Assi in the town’s central square area, partially destroying it and a nearby building. A supermarket and dozens of homes in the area were also damaged.

Israeli strikes were reported overnight and at dawn in several other southern towns, including Sair al-Gharbiyeh, Kfarsir and Aabba.

Additional strikes at dawn targeted the towns of Ansar, Qaqaiyat al-Snoubar, Qlaileh, Aabba and Dweir, with injuries reported in Qlaileh and Aabba.

Later in the morning, further strikes hit the heights of Reyhan and several other areas including Jibsheet, Qsaybeh, the road between Shoukin and Mayfadoun, Zrariyeh, Srifa in the Niha area, and Seer al-Gharbiyeh, as well as two strikes near the bridge of Tayr Felsay.

The Israeli military said it had also struck the Zrariyeh Bridge over the Litani River, describing it as a key crossing used by Hezbollah to move between northern and southern Lebanon.

“The bridge was used by Hezbollah to move from the north to the south of the country, prepare for combat against Israeli troops and operate against civilians of the State of Israel,” the military said.

The army said Hezbollah had recently positioned rocket launchers near the bridge and launched rockets toward Israel from the area, adding that the strike was necessary “to prevent a threat to Israeli civilians and continued harm to Lebanese civilians.”

The strike also raised concerns locally because the bridge serves as a key link between surrounding villages and facilitates traffic across the Litani River, potentially affecting transportation and infrastructure in the region.

In a statement, the Israeli military said its Air Force had targeted several branches of Hezbollah-linked Al-Qard al-Hasan Association were struck in Beirut on Thursday. The institution, which Israel says functions as a quasi-bank for Hezbollah, is used to store funds, pay operatives, transfer money from Iran and finance weapons purchases. It said multiple Al-Qard al-Hasan sites had been hit in recent days as part of an effort to “deepen the blow to the Hezbollah terror organization and its resources.”

The military added that additional Hezbollah facilities, including weapons depots, were targeted in the eastern Beqaa Valley and in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military said earlier this week that troops from the 91st Division carried out an overnight raid in southern Lebanon as part of what it described as an “enhanced forward defense posture” following Hezbollah attacks on Israel this month.

According to the military, the operation targeted infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, which was destroyed in a combination of artillery and airstrikes.

Israel has deployed troops deeper into southern Lebanon over the past week, saying the move is intended to establish a forward defense line that would create an additional layer of security for residents of northern Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Thursday that a ground operation in Lebanon could still be avoided if the Lebanese government prevents Hezbollah from continuing its attacks.

“You committed, so take your fate into your own hands,” Netanyahu said, referring to Lebanon’s pledge to disarm Hezbollah. “The time has come for you to do it.”

“If they don’t, it’s clear to you that we will,” he added. “How? On the ground, not on the ground, other things — I will not detail here. But I promise you we will exact a very heavy price from Hezbollah.”

Netanyahu said Israel would not “abandon the residents of the north” and insisted the government’s ongoing discussions were “not for the sake of discussion, but discussions for the sake of action.”

He also said Hezbollah had possessed about 150,000 rockets and missiles before Israel dealt it a “massive blow” in 2024, arguing that the arsenal could have caused widespread devastation in Israel’s central regions.

“They still have certain remaining capacities,” he said, acknowledging continued rocket fire but adding that Hezbollah — like Iran — had been significantly weakened.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military renewed its call for civilians to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh.

“Out of concern for your safety, we urge you to evacuate immediately and not return to these neighborhoods until further notice,” army spokesman Avichay Adraee said.