Hezbollah drone strike kills 4 IDF troopers, injures dozens of others : NPR
Emergency providers personnel attend the scene of a drone strike launched by Hezbollah on Sunday in Binyamina, Israel.
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TEL AVIV — Israel’s navy mentioned that 4 troopers have been killed and 7 others have been severely injured in a drone assault by Hezbollah focusing on an Israeli military base close to the central metropolis of Binyamina.
Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant group backed by Iran, claimed accountability for the assault. Hezbollah mentioned Sunday’s assault close to Binyamina was retaliation for Israel’s strike on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 individuals and injured greater than 100.
Israel’s rescue providers mentioned the assault wounded 61 individuals in all, together with a number of in crucial situation. All the injured have been transferred to hospitals for therapy.
Israeli media mentioned two drones have been launched and that Israel’s anti-missile system intercepted certainly one of them. It was not clear why the opposite one was not intercepted.
The U.S. mentioned earlier on Sunday that it’s going to ship an air protection system generally known as a Terminal Excessive-Altitude Space Protection (THAAD) battery to assist Israel defend itself, together with the personnel wanted to function it, following an Iranian missile assault on the nation virtually two weeks in the past. The Pentagon gave no particulars on when the system would arrive.
Hezbollah and Israel have been frequently exchanging hearth throughout Lebanon’s border for over a yr, however the battle rapidly escalated beginning in September.
