Two Bangladeshi expatriates were killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon on Monday.

The attack took place around 12:00pm local time in a residential area in Zebdine of Nabatieh, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut.

The victims were Shafiqul Islam, of Bhaluka Chandpur village in Sadar upazila of Satkhira, and Md Nahidul Islam, of Kadakati village in Ashashuni upazila of the same district.

A senior official of the foreign ministry, quoting the Bangladesh embassy, confirmed the deaths of the two Bangladeshis, reports Prothom Alo.

According to the embassy, the bodies have been kept at Nabih Berri Hospital in Nabatieh.

The embassy expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families.

On April 8, a Bangladeshi female worker Dipali Begum was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.