An Israeli drone carried out a raid targeting a car on the road to the Teachers' Training Institute in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, in southern Lebanon. 

Raid targeted a car on the road to the Teachers' Training Institute in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa

Details of the Attack

According to available details, a school principal, her mother, a foreign domestic worker, and a Syrian laborer were inspecting the family's home in the town. As they were returning, the drone fired a guided missile at their vehicle near the Teachers' Training Institute, killing them instantly, according to the National News Agency.

The martyrdom of Esperanza Fakri Ghandour, principal of Salman Shimon Kindergarten in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, in the raid

Rescue teams from the Lebanese Red Cross, the Islamic Scout Association, the Islamic Health Authority, and Civil Defense transported the victims to hospitals in Nabatieh.

Less than 15 minutes later, a drone dropped two bombs on Nabatieh Al-Fawqa. It was also reported that the Israeli army carried out a demolition operation in Bint Jbeil.

Israeli forces demolished several houses in the town of Aitaroun, while two Merkava tanks and an Israeli D9 bulldozer advanced from the vicinity of Hadatha Stadium toward the town center.

Residents in southern Lebanon heard explosions at dawn, which were later confirmed to be large-scale detonations carried out by the Israeli army in the towns of Kfar Tibnit and Beit Yahoun.

The Israeli army spokesperson announced the discovery of more than 150 combat items in the town of Hadatha.

Results of Ministers' Field Tours to Southern Villages on the Serail Table

The Cabinet held its regular ministerial meeting this morning under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. According to Information Minister Paul Morcos, ministers reviewed the results of their field visits to villages and towns in southern Lebanon. Discussions focused on ways to facilitate the return of residents to their villages and ensure the availability of adequate and appropriate housing.

The meeting also addressed support for municipalities and local economic sectors to encourage residents' return, paving the way for the launch of the reconstruction process.

Ministers discussed the state of the education sector in the south ahead of the new academic year, as well as the requirements needed to ensure its smooth operation. Morcos added that road-opening works and debris removal, which have already begun, were also reviewed.

According to preliminary estimates presented during the meeting, the direct material cost of the war is between $3 billion and $4 billion, excluding economic losses, indirect damages, and the damages resulting from the first support war.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Prime Minister Salam instructed the relevant ministers to accelerate and complete the necessary measures to facilitate the return of displaced residents, ensure the provision of essential services by the competent ministries, and strengthen coordination among them to achieve this objective.