The Hezbollah officials said eight militants were killed in strikes near the village of Rayak in north-east Lebanon late on Friday. Yaghi was the son of prominent Hezbollah official and one of its founders, Mohammed Yaghi, who died in 2023. Mohammed Yaghi was also a close aide to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in September 2024. Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon killed 10 people and wounded 24, including three children. Since then, Israel has accused Hezbollah of trying to rebuild and has carried out near-daily strikes in Lebanon that it says target Hezbollah militants and facilities.

Source: Ethiopian News February 21, 2026 18:00 UTC