They are losses Israeli army The worst of humanity on the Lebanon front, after about a year of continuous exchange of attacks between Israel and…Hezbollah.
On Wednesday, Hezbollah said that its fighters clashed with Israeli forces in Lebanon, which is the first time that the Iranian-backed group announced ground clashes since Israel began its cross-border incursion.
Details of the killing of the eight soldiers, according to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth:
- 6 Israeli army commandos were killed in fierce fighting in the southern fog Lebanonearly Wednesday morning.
- Soldiers from the elite unit launched an attack around 4:30 a.m., confronting Hezbollah members in a building near the border between Lebanon and Israel.
- Israeli soldiers faced heavy fire from small arms, anti-tank missiles and mortar shells from Hezbollah fighters.
- Adverse weather conditions, including heavy fog and darkness, complicated the operation.
- Israeli aircraft carried out strikes on nearby roads and buildings, including a mosque to which some Hezbollah members fled.
- The mosque was destroyed in the attack, according to Yedioth Ahronoth, and at least 30 Hezbollah fighters were reported killed.
- About 30 Israeli soldiers were injured in the incident, including an officer and 4 soldiers who were seriously injured.
- In a separate Hezbollah attack, two soldiers from the Golani reconnaissance unit were killed by an anti-tank missile, and 7 other soldiers were seriously injured.
The Israeli Prime Minister said Benjamin Netanyahu In a condolence video: “We are at the height of a difficult war against the Iranian axis of evil that wants to destroy us.”
He added: “This will not happen because we will stand together, and with God’s help, we will win together.”
The Israeli army stated that regular infantry and armored units joined ground operations in southern Lebanon, a day after Iran fired more than 180 missiles at Israel, raising fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East.
Iran said on Wednesday morning that its attack on Israel “has ended unless further provocations occur,” while Israel and the United States vowed to respond to Tehran’s attack.
