A reserve soldier was severely wounded in an explosion in southern Lebanon earlier Monday, the IDF says. He was evacuated to a hospital for treatment, and his family has been notified.
The IDF Spokesperson confirmed Monday evening that a reserve soldier was severely wounded in an explosion in southern Lebanon earlier in the day. The soldier was evacuated to a hospital for treatment, and his family has been notified. The confirmation came hours after the military initially reported a separate explosive device incident in the same area Monday afternoon, in which one combat soldier was seriously wounded and another moderately injured (The Zioneer, Mon 14:07 Jerusalem). Those earlier casualties were described as combat soldiers, while the latest announcement specifies the wounded soldier is a reservist.
Monday's development follows a sustained period of Israeli casualties in southern Lebanon. At approximately 14:07 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported the first security incident of the day, followed by the IDF's confirmation of two wounded troops in an explosive device blast (Mon 14:07 Jerusalem). By Monday evening, the IDF had confirmed a third, reserve-soldier casualty in a separate explosion. The nature of Monday evening's explosion has not been specified by the military — it has not stated whether it was caused by an enemy attack, a booby trap, or an operational accident.
Since Friday, June 5, the IDF has reported multiple incidents in southern Lebanon. On June 5, three officers were wounded, two severely — one by a suspected aerial target and two during an encounter with terrorists (The Zioneer, Fri Jun 5, 18:09 Jerusalem). On Sunday, June 7, four reserve soldiers were moderately wounded by an explosive drone (The Zioneer, Sun Jun 7, 09:05 Jerusalem). On Thursday, June 11, a female soldier was moderately wounded by an explosive drone (The Zioneer, Thu Jun 11, 15:30 Jerusalem). On Friday, June 19, four additional troops were wounded in a separate incident (The Zioneer, Fri Jun 19, 10:04 Jerusalem). On Thursday, June 25, a soldier was moderately wounded in an operational accident (The Zioneer, Thu Jun 25, 01:58 Jerusalem).
The precise circumstances of Monday evening's explosion remain open: the IDF has not confirmed whether it was a separate event or connected to the earlier explosive device incident, nor has it identified the cause.
3 developments
- StrongReservist commando wounded by blast in southern Lebanon; source unknown
- StrongIDF soldier moderately wounded in operational accident in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingFour additional IDF troops wounded in separate incident in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingFour Reserve Soldiers Moderately Wounded by Drone in Southern Lebanon
Source and signal
- Internal intake