On the afternoon of Monday, June 8, 2026, five men were killed and at least eight were injured, including two to five Red Cross paramedics, in an alleged Israel drone attack on a Rapid-type vehicle in front of the Lebanese Red Cross center, near the clock tower roundabout, in the town of Tyre in southern Lebanon.

According to the National News Agency, two Lebanese Red Cross paramedics were injured in the attack, which occurred near the Red Cross center in the Tyre. The Red Cross reported the higher injury toll (four paramedics injured), claiming that four Red Cross paramedics had sustained moderate to minor injuries from shattered glass and were transferred to Jabal Amel Hospital for treatment.

Nader Joudi – injured

As reported by @YASA For Road Safety is at Tyre (Sour), South Lebanon, the head of the Lebanese Red Cross’s South Lebanon region, Nader Joudi, was also injured in the same strike by shrapnel. It was not clear whether he was among the four paramedics reported by the Red Cross as his injury was caused by shrapnel and their injuries were reportedly caused by glass. Nader was immediately given first aid and transported for treatment. An image of Nader, a middle-aged bearded man in a red uniform of the Red Cross was added to the post.

Later during the day, Ya Sour website reported that Joudi underwent successful surgery and was discharged from the operating room in stable and good condition.

The injury of three Syrian delivery workers

Al-Jamiliya now reported that three Syrian delivery workers were also wounded in the attack. X user @Ahmed Qenawy claimed that there a total of nine individuals were injured in the strike.

Identifying the fatalities

Five men were reportedly killed, and Airwars was able to identify the names of three of them.

Ali and Rabih Dahini – civilian status

In the evening, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the death toll from the drone strike had risen to five. The agency stated that among the identified victims were Ali Muhammad Ibrahim Dahini and his son Rabih, from the town of Tura. Lebanese Civil Defense teams and the Al-Risala Ambulance Association transported the victims and the wounded to hospitals in the area.

A Facebook accounts Brahim Ibra (an account located in Algiers) and Ahmed Al-Maqadma, referring to “Hebrew breaking news site”, claimed that “Ali and Rabih Dahini were Hezbollah members.” The posts were accompanied by photos of Ali and Rabih, both of which had Hebrew-language watermarks over them (דשות התמות בטלגרם, which translates roughly to ‘Telegram themes’. Airwars was not able to find a Telegram channel with this name). Both accounts did not appear to be local to Lebanon, with Brahim Ibra’s location set to Algiers. Additionally, both appear to be news aggregated accounts – accounts reposting and/or re-phrashing second-hand information.

Airwars researchers did not find any evidence of either 1) Ali or Rabih’s potential military activities, 2) local Arabic-language sources attesting to militant activity; or 3) tributes from known Hezbollah accounts.

It’s possible that Ali Muhammad Ibrahim Dahini may have been confused with Ali Mohammed Ghulam Dahini who was killed in the Beirut neighbourhood of Hay el Sellom on April 8 and was a senior Hezbollah figure, according to the BBC report. Images from Ali Muhammad Ibrahim Dahini’s funeral show a Lebanon flag draped over his shrouded body. When a militant has been killed, the flag belonging to the group, ie. Hezbollah or the Amal movement, is commonly used as a cover.

Given that no local-language sources were found attesting to Ali and/or Rabih’s militant affiliation with Hezbollah, both have been recorded as civilians. This will be updated should additional information become available.

Remembering Rabih

On Twitter/X, @karawni mourned the death of Rabih, writing: “The faithful, brave, and helpful lion. My brother and beloved friend. The martyr Rabih Dahini.” He added a joint photo with Rabih, who is seen wearing a red long-sleeved shirt.

The Facebook account @Location of the town of Tura also posted a tribute for Ali and Rabih from “the towns of Tyre and Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain”, which announced their “martyrdom” “with immense pride and honor.” A joint photo of the father and the son was added to the post.

Remembering Hassan Malliji

Among the victims of the strike was also Hassan Malliji, from the town of Naqoura. On Instagram, @yasourpage reported his death and added an image of the middle-aged man with grey hair and grey beard, wearing a black shirt.

Video of the strikes

A video by Asharq News Palestine on Facebook showed the moment of the strike, with a thick cloud of black smoke immediately appearing and billowing in the skies. An image shared by Marwaniyya site also showed the same cloud of smoke.

Also on Facebook, @Alyaum TV shared a video showing the aftermath of the strike. The video shows firefighters trying to extinguish fire, and a voice in the video says that the health authority is working to extinguish the fire at the site of the strike—which targeted a car at Clock Tower Roundabout—and that there are fatalities. @ Ya Sour website posted a number of images, also showing firefighters at work.

Facebook account @Our love, Lebanon posted an image showing a car that is completely destroyed and engulfed in flames, while its frame is torn apart, with parts scattered across the road. @Ekher khabar also posted images of the destroyed car after the fire was extinguished.

Identifying the belligerent

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