At least four people were killed and nearly 60 injured in a drone attack on a military base in Binyamina, Israel, by the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah.
“Yesterday, a drone launched by the terrorist organization Hezbollah struck an army base,” the IDF said in a post on X.[Four] An Israeli Defense Force soldier was killed in the incident. The IDF shares the grief of the bereaved families and will continue to stand by them.”
Yesterday, a drone launched by the terrorist organization Hezbollah directly hit an army base.
Four Israeli Defense Force soldiers were killed in the incident.
The IDF sympathizes with the bereaved family's grief and will continue to stand by the bereaved family.
Please refrain from spreading rumors or names.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 13, 2024
Earlier reports on Sunday confirmed that nearly 60 people were injured in the attack, Israeli rescue services said.
Meanwhile, Israel reported that two drones were launched from Lebanon, one of which was intercepted.
It remains unclear whether military personnel or civilians were injured in the attack. Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility, said the attack on the military base was in retaliation for two Israeli airstrikes in Beirut that killed 22 people. This incident is the second time in two days that drones have struck Israel.
As Israel celebrated Yon Kippur on Sunday, there was a drone strike on the outskirts of Tel Aviv that damaged the area but caused no injuries. fox news Reported.
Israel has been the target of a wave of large-scale missile attacks by Iran and its terrorist proxies earlier this year and again on October 1. According to Pentagon officials, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) was deployed to Israel in 2019, but only for practice.
Sunday's attack came on the same day the United States announced it would send a new air defense system to Israel to strengthen its defenses from missiles.
“The THAAD battery will augment Israel's integrated air defense system. This action underscores the United States' resolute determination to defend Israel and protect Americans in Israel from further ballistic missile attacks by Iran. “The military has worked in recent months to support the defense of Israel and protect Americans from attacks by Iran and Iranian-aligned militias,” the Pentagon said in a statement. ” he said.
Iran's massive missile barrage on October 1 demonstrated the threat Iran poses to Israel as a regional power. Hundreds of rockets and missile fragments rained down on Israeli territory, but no Israeli casualties were reported.
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