Conflict

Israel and Lebanon

Incident Code

ISLB281124b

Location

مركبا, Merkaba, Nabatieh, Lebanon

Geolocation

33.233419, 35.516790
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 24, 2025

Shortly before 9:35 AM on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at least two to three civilians reportedly sustained injuries following alleged Israeli drone strikes on a civilian car that took place in the border town of Merkaba, Southern Lebanon.

There are conflicting accounts regarding the number of civilians injured and the nature of the Israeli attack on the border town of Markaba. According to @PalinfoAr on X, which reported the incident at 9:35 AM, and Al Jazeera Jordan on Facebook, three people were reportedly injured after an alleged Israeli drone strike hit a car. However, @Alarabiyaleb on X reports that two people were injured in an Israeli attack, without specifying the nature of this Israeli attack, while @alaraby__Brk on X attributed the cause of the injuries to alleged Israeli shelling.

Further information and the identities of the two to three wounded civilians were not disclosed in any of the sources reporting on the alleged attack. Given the limited and repetitive nature of the information about the civilian harm that occurred, Airwars has graded the civilian harm status of the incident as “weak.”

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Assessment Updates

24 July 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
2–3

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Merkaba (مركبا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.233419, 35.516790. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Israeli Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Israeli Military position on incident
Not yet assessed