Hezbollah Strikes in Northern Israel with High-Explosive Drones: Two Soldiers Killed

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Group Hizbullah strikes in northern Israel including “high-explosive drones”. The attack was carried out on Tuesday (7/5) local time, a day after an attack by an Iranian-backed group killed two soldiers Israel.

Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire regularly across the border since the October 7 attack by the Hamas group on southern Israel, which triggered a war in the Gaza Strip.

In recent weeks, Hezbollah has stepped up its attacks, which it says are supporting Gazans and its ally Hamas. The Israeli military has also increased its offensive into Lebanese territory.

“Hezbollah fighters on Tuesday launched explosive-laden drones targeting enemy soldiers and officers,” Hezbollah said in a statement, as reported by the news agency. AFPWednesday (8/5/2024).

Meanwhile, other drones “targeted one of the Iron Dome (air defense system) platforms”, Hezbollah said, adding in a separate statement that it carried out other attacks in northern Israel, including missiles.

At the same time, the Israeli military said in a statement that “two aerial targets were identified crossing from Lebanon to northern Israel, one of which was intercepted”.

“Minor damage occurred and no injuries were reported,” the Israeli military said, adding that “fighter jets hit Hezbollah military structures in several areas in southern Lebanon”.

Before that, weapons Israel he said on Tuesday morning that two of their soldiers were killed the day before in the north of the country.

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