"Two Israeli helicopters landed outside the towns of Nabi Chit and Khraibeh along the Syrian-Lebanese border in the eastern Bekaa valley at 10pm on Friday night, dropping off Israeli soldiers, according to the Lebanese army. The Israeli soldiers headed to a cemetery in Nabi Chit, and began to dig up a grave, where they suspected the remains of Ron Arad, an Israeli pilot who went missing in Lebanon in 1986, were held."
"The Israeli military launched at least 40 airstrikes on the town while its soldiers on the ground fought local residents and Hezbollah, with fighting lasting until 3am, according to the Lebanese army. Videos of the incident showed gunfire, with a constant stream of tracer bullets flying through the air, and residents calling for people from other villages to come and help repel the Israelis."
"The fighting left three Lebanese soldiers and 41 residents of the Bekaa valley dead, according to the Lebanese army and ministry of health. No injuries were reported among the Israeli soldiers."
Israeli commandos conducted a nighttime operation in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa valley to locate remains of pilot Ron Arad, who went missing in 1986. Two helicopters landed near Nabi Chit and Khraibeh, deploying soldiers to excavate a cemetery grave. The Lebanese army detected the incursion and launched flares, triggering armed conflict between Israeli forces, local residents, and Hezbollah fighters. Israeli jets conducted approximately 40 airstrikes during the engagement, which lasted until 3am. The operation resulted in 41 civilian deaths, three Lebanese soldiers killed, and extensive destruction in Nabi Chit. No Israeli casualties were reported. The eastern Bekaa region's heavily armed population, many supporting Hezbollah, actively resisted the Israeli forces.
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