Israeli Soldiers Killed in Southern Lebanon

SadaNews - The Israeli army announced the deaths of two soldiers and the injury of a combat officer with minor wounds during an incident that occurred at night in southern Lebanon, among them was Sergeant Major Maher Khattar, while the name of the other soldier has not yet been released pending notification of his family.

In detail, it was reported that missiles - the type of which is still under examination - were launched towards an Israeli army unit that was carrying out a mission to evacuate a military vehicle that had malfunctioned within a military site in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of the two soldiers and the injury of the officer who was transported to the hospital for treatment.

The Israeli army stated that the two killed soldiers were on board a bulldozer that was targeted by an anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the newspaper Haaretz reported that Hezbollah targeted the fuel tank of the bulldozer with an anti-tank missile, leading to its explosion.

The Israeli army reported that following the incident, heavy gunfire was conducted and a series of locations in the area were targeted by warplanes.