At least one child and four militants were reported killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residence in the city of Hermel in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on 12 November, 2024.

Though the residence reportedly belonged to the Shait family, the named casualties came from other families. One of those killed was Wael Hamad Haskawi, a child. Of those reportedly injured, Daas Muhammad Dandash and Hamzah Muhammad Dandash were named.

Social media users encouraged prayers for the recovery of the injured, with Facebook user Oula Nasserdine asking friends to “recite Surah al-Fatihah [the first chapter of the Quran] for the speedy recovery” of the Dandash brothers. Attached were two photographs of Daas and Hamzah, both young men. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

Sources diverged on the exact number of the injured. While Alghad Breaking and the Facebook page for Hermel City posited four had been wounded, X/Twitter user @Sa7atPIBreaking and Al-Mayadeen News suggested six. Most other sources reported eight; it is likely the figure was updated as more information became available.

The strike also killed several Hezbollah members, including Mahmoud Ismail, Abbas Mohammad Dandash, Ali Hussein Shaalan and Alaa Ali Haj Hassan, according to a poster shared by Facebook user Abu Rida al-Eraji memorialising those killed alongside the Hezbollah logo. Wael Haskawi is also seen on the poster, though because of his age, he has been categorised as a civilian. It is likely the poster was meant as commemoration to all killed in the strike, which would include Wael. While all the others shown on the poster are pictured against Hezbollah “memorial backdrops”, Wael is not. Beyond Wael, none of the above have been counted in civilian casualty figures.

Videos shared after the strike showed extensive residential damage. Lebanese Forces News shared footage to X/Twitter showing a partially collapsed home, with smoke plumes still emanating.  A photograph shared by several social media users, including X/Twitter user @Tasnimarabic showed extensive smoke rising above the targeted location.

This is Lebanon News reported that the strike consisted of “two missiles” after which “Red Cross and Heath Authority vehicles rushed to the scene”. It is unclear from the report whether the airstrike occurred in the Al-Kaidiya or Maali neighbourhood.

Where sources named a belligerent, all pointed to the Israeli military.