The IDF says three soldiers of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit were seriously wounded overnight by a Hezbollah explosive drone on the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon. The drone struck around 2:30 a.m. In response, the IDF struck Hezbollah targets in Nabatieh and Ansar, killing a senior commander, according to the military.
The IDF says three soldiers of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit were seriously wounded overnight by a Hezbollah explosive drone on the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon. The drone struck at around 2:30 a.m., hitting an officer and two soldiers who were evacuated to a hospital; their families have been notified.
In an earlier statement Saturday evening, the IDF confirmed the three wounds and reported retaliatory strikes that killed a Hezbollah battalion commander. The latest update specifies the unit as Yahalom and identifies the locations of the retaliatory strikes as Nabatieh and Ansar, where a senior Hezbollah commander was killed, according to the military.
The IDF continues operations in the Security Zone of southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing military positions.
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