Three IDF soldiers wounded by Hezbollah drone as war rages despite ‘ceasefire’

The military said Hezbollah continued carrying out drone attacks against Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon throughout the day.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

A reserve soldier was seriously wounded and an officer and another reserve soldier were moderately wounded Saturday after explosive drones detonated in the Shlomi area near the Lebanese border.

Despite the Trump-imposed “ceasefire,” Hezbollah continues launching drones Israel while the IDF carries out strikes across southern Lebanon.

The Israel Defense Forces said the three soldiers were taken to a hospital for treatment and that their families had been informed.

As fighting continued along the border, the military said Israeli forces struck more than 85 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon over the previous 24 hours. According to the IDF, the attacks targeted weapons storage sites, launch positions and buildings used by Hezbollah in several regions of the country.

Among the sites targeted was what the military described as an underground weapons production facility in the Bekaa Valley. The IDF also said it carried out strikes against Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon.

In additional operations, Israeli forces attacked warehouses containing combat equipment and struck a drone launch position in southern Lebanon that the military said had been used in attacks against Israeli troops. The IDF added that two launchers prepared for immediate fire were also hit.

The military said Hezbollah continued carrying out drone attacks against Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon throughout the day.

In one incident, an explosive drone hit an unmanned engineering vehicle, damaging the equipment but causing no injuries.

Separately, drone infiltration sirens sounded in communities across the Western Galilee before the Home Front Command later announced residents could leave protected areas. The Air Force also intercepted several suspected aerial targets that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory, according to the IDF.

Near Metula, security forces investigated another Hezbollah explosive drone detected close to the border. The military said no injuries or damage were reported in that incident.

The IDF said Israeli aircraft intercepted several launches aimed at forces operating in southern Lebanon, adding that no casualties were reported among the troops.