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Israel says 18 soldiers hurt in Golan Heights

Fighting between the IDF and Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been escalating

GNN Web Desk
Published 6 months ago on Jul 1st 2024, 1:46 pm
By Web Desk
Israel says 18 soldiers hurt in Golan Heights

Jerusalem: Israel’s military said on Sunday that 18 of its soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, when a drone struck their position in the occupied Golan Heights, which borders Lebanon.

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) said in a statement the strike happened earlier on Sunday. It said since then, it had struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with air strikes and artillery fire.

Fighting between the IDF and Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been escalating, after it was triggered by the Gaza war.