Emergency companies personnel attend the scene of a drone strike launched by Hezbollah on Sunday in Binyamina, Israel.
Amir Levy/Getty Photos
cover caption
toggle caption
Amir Levy/Getty Photos
TEL AVIV — Israel’s army stated that 4 troopers had been killed and 7 others had been critically 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 stated Sunday’s assault close to Binyamina was retaliation for Israel’s strike on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 folks and injured greater than 100.
Israel’s rescue companies stated the assault wounded 61 folks in all, together with a number of in crucial situation. All the injured had been transferred to hospitals for therapy.
Israeli media stated two drones had been launched and that Israel’s anti-missile system intercepted one in every of them. It was not clear why the opposite one was not intercepted.
The U.S. stated earlier on Sunday that it’s going to ship an air protection system often 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 nearly two weeks in the past. The Pentagon gave no particulars on when the system would arrive.
Hezbollah and Israel have been commonly exchanging hearth throughout Lebanon’s border for over a yr, however the battle rapidly escalated beginning in September.
