{"id":59513,"date":"2025-09-21T19:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=59513"},"modified":"2025-09-21T19:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:43:34","slug":"israeli-strike-in-lebanon-kills-4-u-s-citizens-including-3-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/israeli-strike-in-lebanon-kills-4-u-s-citizens-including-3-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 4 U.S. citizens, including 3 children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil killed five people, including four members of one family who held U.S. citizenship, according to Lebanese officials. Three of the victims were children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nna-leb.gov.lb\/ar\/justice-law\/810465\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%8A\">reported<\/a> on Sunday that the attack targeted a motorcycle and a car with two missiles, leaving multiple casualties. The Health Ministry\u2019s emergency operations center said the dead included three children and their father, while the mother was wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri condemned the strike as a \u201cmassacre,\u201d noting that members of the family held U.S. citizenship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also denounced the attack, calling it a \u201ccrime against civilians\u201d and urging international pressure on Israel to halt its operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/idfonline\/status\/1969827689507983838\">confirmed<\/a> the strike, saying it targeted a Hezbollah militant operating \u201cwithin a civilian area\u201d in Bint Jbeil. The military acknowledged that civilians were also killed, adding that it \u201cregrets any harm to uninvolved persons\u201d and was reviewing the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. officials have not yet commented on the strike or the victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil killed five people, including four members of one family who held U.S. citizenship, according to Lebanese officials. Three of the victims were children. 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