IDF officer in serious condition, another moderately wounded fighting Hezbollah in south Lebanon

An IDF officer was seriously wounded and another soldier was moderately hurt during fighting against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon this afternoon, the military says.

Both troops served in the Givati Brigade. They were taken to a hospital for treatment, and their families were notified, the army says.

Hezbollah earlier claimed to have targeted Israeli troops with an anti-tank guided missile in southern Lebanon.

Israeli troops have pushed deeper into southern Lebanon in recent days, with the IDF saying it assumed “forward defensive positions to establish an additional defensive layer to remove the threats to the residents of northern Israel.”

The deployment came after Hezbollah began attacking Israel, in what the terror group initially said was a response to Israel’s killing of Iran’s supreme leader, but has later claimed was a response to Israel’s continued presence and airstrikes in Lebanon since a November 2024 ceasefire.