At least 11 Israelis were wounded, one critically, in a Hezbollah-claimed attack with explosive-laden drones on northern Israel on Wednesday, the military and medics said.
The Israel Defense Forces said it was investigating why sirens did not sound when at least two drones slammed into the Druze-majority town of Hurfeish, located several kilometers from the Lebanon border.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group took responsibility for the attack, saying it launched several explosive drones at an army position in the area.
According to initial military assessments, the two drones impacted within a few minutes of each other, with the second seemingly targeting rescue crews who arrived to treat those wounded by the first. Hezbollah has employed such a tactic several times amid the war.
The terror group said the attack was a response to recent deadly IDF strikes in southern Lebanon, including an attack on Tuesday in Naqoura that left a Hezbollah member dead.
Magen David Adom director-general Eli Bin told Channel 12 news that 11 people were wounded in the attack, including one in critical condition.
Three people were listed in moderate condition and the rest were lightly hurt, Bin added.
Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya said seven victims were brought to the medical center, three of whom were moderately hurt and four others in good condition. Another two lightly injured Israelis were brought to Ziv Hospital in Safed, the medical center said.
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