An IDF reserve officer was severely wounded and four NCOs (three reservists and one career soldier) were lightly wounded by an explosive drone in southern Lebanon overnight, the IDF said Friday morning. The troops were evacuated to a hospital and their families notified.
Overnight Thursday-Friday, an IDF reserve officer was severely wounded and four NCOs — three reservists and one career soldier — were lightly wounded by an explosive drone in southern Lebanon. The IDF Spokesperson cleared the details for publication at 09:36 and confirmed the injury count at 10:04. The troops were evacuated to a hospital and their families notified.
As The Zioneer reported in an earlier version of this thread at 09:36, the same incident was initially described by the IDF as involving five soldiers (the officer and four others), with the severity of the NCOs' injuries later refined from "moderate" to "light" in the thread's evolution. The location was subsequently identified as Kfar Tebnit, with the affected force belonging to the Commando Brigade, and the IDF also disclosed it was investigating whether a rocket strike preceded the drone hit.
The Zioneer has tracked multiple explosive-drone incidents targeting IDF troops in southern Lebanon in recent weeks, including a female soldier moderately wounded on June 11 and a reserve officer severely wounded earlier this month, as reported on June 7. This pattern is unfolding despite the declared ceasefire with Hezbollah, as noted in the initial thread version.
No further details have been released on the drone's origin or specific launch point, and it remains unclear whether a response operation is underway. The IDF has not officially attributed this strike to any specific actor.
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