The IDF was trying to evacuate wounded soldiers from Lebanon when they came under another attack
Hezbollah drones have killed an IDF soldier and targeted a helicopter sent to airlift wounded soldiers, as Israel ordered the forced evacuation of seven more towns in southern Lebanon.
An Israeli unit operating in the occupied Lebanese border town of Tayyeb was attacked on Sunday. According to the IDF, the attack killed a 19-year-old soldier, identified as Sergeant Idan Fuchs, and wounded six others, four of them seriously.
According to footage circulated online, when a helicopter was dispatched to airlift the injured, two additional drones were launched toward the soldiers. The IDF said one drone was intercepted, while the other exploded near troops and aircraft, causing no further casualties.
MUST SEE: Extraordinary footage shows a Hezbollah drone striking just meters away from an IDF helicopter in southern Lebanon, while wounded soldiers were being evacuated in a separate incident. Earlier too, an Israeli soldier had died in a similar drone attack… pic.twitter.com/oScbX9FHHB
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Despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began on April 16 and extended until mid-May, Israeli troops have continued military operations north of the Litani River, expanding the so-called. “buffer zone” Which extends for about 10 km in Lebanon.
On Sunday, Israel said it had launched “Artillery and airstrikes” Claimed to have been used targeting Hezbollah operatives and sites “To escalate attacks against IDF troops.” Lebanon’s health ministry said 14 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 37 wounded in the attacks, the deadliest day since the ceasefire began.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the army was “to act forcefully” Under agreed rules including the US and Lebanon “Freedom of Action” to respond to attacks and “Neutralize Emerging Threats.”
Hezbollah rejected the accusation, saying its operations were a “Legitimate Response” For the ongoing Israeli invasion of the country.
At least 2,294 people have been killed and 7,544 injured since fighting began on March 2, according to cumulative figures released by Lebanon’s health ministry, including 100 doctors and health workers.
