The IDF says tanks and a fighter jet struck several more Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon in response to repeated attacks by the terror group on the north of Israel.
It adds that separately, an attack helicopter hit an anti-tank missile squad preparing to carry out an attack near the northern community of Yiftah.
Several rockets were also fired from Lebanon at areas on the border in the last few hours. The IDF says it is responding with artillery shelling at the sources of the fire.
In another incident, the IDF says it shelled an area in southern Lebanon near the northern Israeli community of Menara, after identifying suspicious movement.
6 IDF soldiers hurt in Hezbollah drone attack; IAF responds with widespread strikes
Two IDF soldiers were moderately wounded and four others were lightly hurt Sunday by shrapnel and smoke inhalation in a Hezbollah drone attack on a base in the Western Galilee.
The IDF said that two of the drones launched from Lebanon were shot down by the Iron Dome missile defense system.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group claimed responsibility for the attack.
The wounded were taken to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya. Two were listed in moderate condition after sustaining shrapnel injuries, while the other four were lightly hurt as a result of the blast and smoke inhalation.
Meanwhile, the IDF said it had carried out a “widespread” wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in response to repeated border attacks, hitting targets including rocket launch sites, military compounds, and other infrastructure belonging to the terror group.
In another incident, the IDF said it struck an anti-tank missile squad in southern Lebanon that had attempted to carry out an attack near the northern Israel community of Zar’it.
The IDF says it carried out a "widespread" wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon in response to attacks on the border. It says the targets include rocket launching sites, military compounds, and other infrastructure belonging to the terror group.
The military also conducted multiple strikes against terror targets in Lebanon on Friday and Saturday, as Hezbollah-led attacks on Israel’s northern frontier continued.
Medical officials said Saturday evening that three soldiers had been wounded in Hezbollah attacks on the northern border the previous day. It did not provide details on the attacks.
Rambam Hospital in Haifa said one soldier was brought to the medical center on Friday morning in good condition, after being wounded by shrapnel. Later in the day, two soldiers arrived at the hospital after being wounded in a separate attack. One was initially listed in serious condition and was later upgraded to moderate. The second soldier was listed in light-to-moderate condition.
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