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Thursday, April 18, 2024
19 remain hospitalized day after Hezbollah drone attack on northern border town
Renee Ghert-Zand is the health reporter and a feature writer for The Times of Israel.
Nineteen of the wounded from yesterday’s explosive drone attack from Lebanon on the northern town of Arab al-Aramshe are still hospitalized at Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.
All the victims are suffering from blast or shrapnel injuries, or both. One is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
Three are in serious but stable condition and are also in the ICU. The rest of the wounded are in good to moderate condition and are in the surgical and orthopedic wards.
According to Dr. Michael Wiess, head of the hospital’s trauma unit, five of the injured underwent surgery yesterday.