The IDF confirms a reserve soldier from Brigade 679 was severely wounded Thursday during an operational encounter inside a building in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, Israeli media report. Two other soldiers were lightly injured and did not require evacuation. The air force subsequently struck the building and forces are scanning the area to locate the terrorist, whose fate remains unclear.
The IDF has now identified the reserve soldier who was severely wounded in Thursday's encounter in Bint Jbeil as a member of the 679th Brigade, and provided further details of the clash. According to the military, troops entered a building in the southern Lebanese town and encountered a terrorist who opened fire. One reservist was severely wounded; two other soldiers sustained very light injuries and did not require evacuation. The Israeli Air Force struck the building immediately after the incident, and forces are scanning the area to locate the assailant, whose fate remains unclear.
The Zioneer first reported the incident at 05:56 Jerusalem Friday, when the IDF confirmed a reserve soldier was severely wounded in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon. Within minutes, at the same timestamp, subsequent updates disclosed that the Israeli Air Force had struck the building and that two additional soldiers had been lightly injured. The current update, published at 07:25 Jerusalem, adds the brigade affiliation and a more detailed account of the sequence of events.
The encounter is part of a broader pattern of ceasefire violations and close-quarters clashes in southern Lebanon. On Thursday, a Hezbollah operative threw a grenade at IDF troops near Beit Yahoun, wounding four soldiers, as The Zioneer reported at 09:08 Jerusalem Friday.
The fate of the terrorist involved in the Bint Jbeil encounter remains unclear; search operations are ongoing. The military has not released further details on the condition of the wounded soldier or the specific location of the building.
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