Israeli soldier killed in Hezbollah drone attack
The Israeli military has announced that a reservist has been killed following a drone attack near the northern Israeli community of Kibbutz Kabri.
The 33-year-old, a member of the 228th Brigade, was injured when explosive-laden Hezbollah drones flew over from southern Lebanon and attacked Israeli military positions in the Western Galilee on Thursday.
The soldier was taken to hospital in critical condition and succumbed to his wounds shortly after.
Smoke billows after rockets fired from southern Lebanon hit the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on July 4
Israeli army claims attack on southern Syria
The Israeli army says it has carried out an air strike on a military position in southern Syria. The hit came in response to an attack on Thursday night directed towards Israeli positions in the occupied Golan Heights, it said. There were no casualties, the military added.
Israeli army says it intercepted rocket from Lebanon
The Israeli army says it intercepted a rocket launched from Lebanon which fell in an open area near the northern community of Adamit. No casualties were reported.
Hezbollah claims missile attack on Israeli soldiers near Hanita military site
The armed Lebanese group has claims to have attacked a group of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of a military site in northern Israel’s Hanita settlement. The attack was carried out at 9:50am (06:50 GMT) while the soldiers were carrying out fortification and demolition work, the group said in a statement on Telegram. It did not elaborate on the results of the attack.
Israeli army carries out attacks on Lebanon
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Lebanon reports that warplanes have bombed the towns of Tyre Harfa and Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon. They also reported that an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle near the village if Mari.
Hezbollah, Israel claim more cross border attacks
Hezbollah says it has targeted an Israeli military site in the Shebaa Farms, a portion of Lebanese territory occupied by Israel, as well as a military barracks near Margaliot in northern Israel.
Israel’s military said its fighter jets had struck five sites in southern Lebanon, including those located in the villages of Ramyah, Tayr Harfa and Kfar Kila.
It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties in the attacks, which came a day after Hezbollah drone launches killed an Israeli soldier in northern Israel.
Smoke rises after Israeli shelling of Rashaya al-Fakhar, in southern Lebanon
Smoke could be seen in the vicinity of the town of Rashaya al-Fakhar, in southern Lebanon, following Israeli artillery shelling, according to local media. Fire broke out in the area after Israeli forces targeted the area, local sources said.
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Hezbollah fighter killed in south Lebanon, group says
The Lebanese group has identified the slain fighter as Ali Nahleh, born in 1998.
Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in near-daily clashes since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. Hezbollah eulogises fighters killed in the war as having been “martyred on the road to Jerusalem” in a nod of support to Palestinians.
Israel announces more attacks in Lebanon
The Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah positions and infrastructure in several villages in southern Lebanon.
