An Israeli strike targeted a car on the road to Quneitra in Sidon District, southern Lebanon, killing three people including a Lebanese army soldier and an Al-Hadath journalist, bintjbeil.org reported between 12:46 PM and 1:17 PM UTC on December 22, 2025. The website stated that the soldier and journalist were among those targeted in the Quneitra raid, providing identities for victims of the strike first reported by an Al-Manar correspondent between 12:16 PM and 12:45 PM UTC today. This development follows earlier reports of Iranian rocket firings and missile drills across Iran during the same period, as noted by X users @tafsirgar and @mohsenreyhani01, though no direct connection was stated.
