AhlulBayt News Agency: Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Wednesday, marking the deadliest day for Israel on the Lebanon front in a year of clashes with Lebanese Hezbollah fighters.
“Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, Captain Harel Etinger, Captain Itai Ariel Giat, Sergeant First Class Noam Barzilay, Sergeant First Class Or Mantzur, Sergeant First Class Nazaar Itkin, Staff Sergeant Almken Terefe and Staff Sergeant Ido Broyer, all killed during ambush by Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon,” Israel Defense Forces posted on X.
The fatalities of 8 Israeli soldiers were reported after they launched a ground incursion into southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah said three Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed
Hezbollah, widely regarded as one of the most powerful non-state military groups in the region, said that three Israeli Merkava tanks with their soldiers inside it were destroyed during Wednesday’s combat.
According to Hezbollah, the tanks were advancing toward the village of Maroun al-Ras near the border. This latest escalation comes as Israel continues to bolster its forces in the region, sending additional troops and artillery to the Lebanon border.
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“Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, Captain Harel Etinger, Captain Itai Ariel Giat, Sergeant First Class Noam Barzilay, Sergeant First Class Or Mantzur, Sergeant First Class Nazaar Itkin, Staff Sergeant Almken Terefe and Staff Sergeant Ido Broyer, all killed during ambush by Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon,” Israel Defense Forces posted on X.
The fatalities of 8 Israeli soldiers were reported after they launched a ground incursion into southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah said three Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed
Hezbollah, widely regarded as one of the most powerful non-state military groups in the region, said that three Israeli Merkava tanks with their soldiers inside it were destroyed during Wednesday’s combat.
According to Hezbollah, the tanks were advancing toward the village of Maroun al-Ras near the border. This latest escalation comes as Israel continues to bolster its forces in the region, sending additional troops and artillery to the Lebanon border.
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