The IDF Spokesperson announced Friday that a reservist soldier was seriously wounded during an encounter in southern Lebanon on Thursday. The soldier was evacuated to a hospital and his family has been notified.
The IDF Spokesperson confirmed on Friday that a reservist soldier was seriously wounded in an encounter in southern Lebanon on Thursday evening. The military had earlier detailed that the soldier, from the 679th Armored Brigade, was wounded around 6 p.m. in an exchange of fire with a Hezbollah operative inside a building in Bint Jbeil. Two other soldiers sustained very light injuries, the IDF said. Israeli forces responded with tank fire and airstrikes, and as of Friday morning troops were still searching for the gunman, whose fate remains unknown.
Reporting on the incident unfolded rapidly on Friday morning. At 05:56 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported initial IDF confirmation of a severe wounding. Within minutes, additional details emerged: the involvement of the 679th Brigade, the building encounter, and the subsequent air force strike. By 11:09 Jerusalem, the IDF noted that this was the third severe wounding of a reservist in Bint Jbeil this week and that the gunman was still at large.
The Zioneer has reported on multiple incidents in southern Lebanon in recent weeks, including a separate operational accident and other woundings, reflecting sustained Israeli military activity in the area.
The gunman's fate remains unknown, and the search for him continues.
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