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Saturday, October 21, 2023
IDF hits Hezbollah posts in south Lebanon, says soldier seriously hurt in missile attack
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The Israel Defense Forces says it struck a Hezbollah position in southern Lebanon from which an anti-aircraft missile was launched at an Israeli drone.
The IDF says the missile was intercepted by air defenses, and the military drone was not damaged.
טיל שוגר מוקדם יותר היום לעבר כטמ"ם של צה"ל במרחב גבול לבנון.
לוחמי ההגנה האווירית יירטו את הטיל, וכלי הטיס סיים את משימתו בהצלחה. לא נגרם לו נזק.בתגובה, כלי טיס של צה"ל תקף את המתחם הצבאי ממנו בוצע שיגור טיל הקרקע-אוויר לעבר הכטמ"ם >> pic.twitter.com/F5tJDRxxJM
— דובר צה״ל אפי דפרין – Effie Defrin (@IDFSpokesperson) October 21, 2023
Separately the IDF says fighter jets struck a series of Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon in response to several missile attacks on the border today, claimed by the terror group.
The IDF also releases for publication that an Israeli soldier was seriously wounded and two others were lightly hurt in one of the missile attacks today, near the northern community of Bar’am.
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