An Israeli quadcopter targeted an excavator in the town of Markaba, southern Lebanon, with explosive devices at dawn on February 28, 2026, according to Al-Mayadeen correspondent in the south, as reported by قناة الميادين | عاجل during the 29-minute window from 5:45 AM to 6:15 AM UTC. This quadcopter strike follows Israeli airstrikes on nearby sites including Wadi Barghaz, Al-Qatrani, Blat, Al-Mahmoudiyah, and Iqlim al-Tuffah heights between 5:15 AM and 5:45 AM UTC, as confirmed by Al-Manar correspondent, Al-Mayadeen correspondent, [[جنوب لبنان]]راصد العدو, and bintjbeil.org in the previous monitoring update. The Markaba incident aligns with earlier reports of an Israeli drone drop of explosives in the same town earlier on February 28, according to [[جنوب لبنان]]راصد العدو. These actions continue a pattern of aerial operations over southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley reported throughout the morning.
