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8 troops wounded in Hezbollah rocket attack on IDF position near Lebanon border; Smotrich’s son among them
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Eight IDF soldiers were wounded, five of them seriously, in a Hezbollah rocket attack in northern Israel earlier today, the military says.
The rocket struck an army position near the Lebanon border.
The troops, who all served with the Givati Brigade, were taken to a hospital for treatment. Five are listed in serious condition, and three are lightly hurt, the army says.
Among those lightly injured by the rocket strike is the son of Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, the minister’s office said.
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