Two soldiers were killed Thursday in northern Israel by the impact of several projectiles launched by the group Hezbollah from Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.
The deceased have been identified as Nael Fwarsy, 43, and Tomer Keren, 20, according to the army.
The IDF also noted that during the incident that resulted in Keren's death, another soldier was seriously injured and evacuated to the hospital.
According to the newspaper The Times of Israel, Citing medical officials, eight people were taken to hospital in the morning - two in moderate to serious condition - after an attack with anti-tank shells in a mountainous area close to the border with Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese group, the attack targeted an Israeli army base.
Shortly afterwards, a drone loaded with explosives hit the western Galilee region, causing two more injuries, one seriously, according to the Israeli media. Haretz.
Israeli forces confirmed that a drone launched from Lebanon fell in an area near the Beit Hillel community and said fire crews were trying to extinguish a fire that broke out after several fragments hit, but there were no casualties.
Israel is on alert after thousands of Hezbollah communication devices were blown up in recent days, which have caused more than thirty deaths and which the group attributes to an attack by Israel.
Agencies contributed to this Aurora article.
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