Wednesday, 27/05/2026   
   Beirut 14:56

Lebanese Army Defies Israeli Threats, Retrieves Body of Fallen Soldier in Qaraoun Dam

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Qaraoun Dam (May 26, 2026.

Lebanese Army on Wednesday to retrieved the body of a fallen soldier from Qaraoun Dam road, defying threats by the Israeli enemy which has been since Tuesday obstructing all recovery attempts, Al-Manar correspondent reported.

Lebanese Military units advanced into the heavily targeted zone to recover the remains of a soldier killed in an earlier Israeli attack, amid ongoing Israeli aerial activity and continued attacks in nearby towns.

“The Lebanese Army did not wait for approval from the Mechanism Committee, but rather defied Israeli threats and the field risks, entering the targeted area to retrieve the soldier’s body, while enemy aircraft continued to fly overhead,” Al-Manar correspondent reported.

He added that the military units managed to retrieve the body of the fallen soldier, despite continued Israeli drone activity over the area.

After the body was retrieved, it was confirmed that the soldier was a member of the Lebanese Army who was martyred as a result of recent strikes targeting the route linking Qaraoun, Mashghara, and Suhmor.

Eralier on Wednesday, our correspondent reported that the Israeli enemy was obstructing teh recovery of the fallen soldier, noting that the occupation army notified the Lebanese Army, through the Mechanism Committee, of decision to block the body’s retrieval.

Source: Al-Manar English Website