An IDF officer was moderately wounded and three other soldiers were lightly hurt during a close-quarters encounter with a Hezbollah terrorist in the Beit Ya'hon area of southern Lebanon, the military says Friday. The terrorist threw a grenade at the troops, who responded with fire and killed him. Separately, the 91st Division's fire division struck terrorist infrastructure in the area.
The clash, which occurred around 22:00 Thursday night in the security zone near Beit Ya'hon, involved troops from the 679th Brigade. The IDF stated that a Hezbollah terrorist was hiding in a building and threw a grenade at the forces, who shot and killed him within minutes. Four soldiers were wounded: a combat officer moderately, and another combat officer plus two soldiers lightly. All were evacuated to a hospital and families notified.
As The Zioneer reported at 04:57 Jerusalem, the IDF initially confirmed the engagement with fewer specifics in its first statement, noting an overnight clash and casualties on both sides. By the 08:46 Friday bulletin, a detailed statement from the IDF Spokesperson—corroborated by journalists Amit Segal (N12) and Moriah Asraf & Doron Kadosh (N13/Army Radio)—provided the full account: location, Hezbollah affiliation, the grenade, and separate artillery and aerial strikes by the 91st Division against terrorist infrastructure.
The incident is the second SAME-THREAD encounter in a 24-hour period: on Thursday evening (Jun 25, 23:08 Jerusalem), troops engaged a Hezbollah cell in southern Lebanon, killing two operatives in heavy exchanges. The 679th Brigade's 24-hour operational cycle continues in the southern Lebanese border area, where IDF forces are conducting ground sweeps to dismantle Hezbollah positions in the security zone.
The IDF has not reported whether additional Hezbollah operatives were involved or fled the scene, and no claim of responsibility has been issued by Hezbollah.
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