Israel is investigating how a Hezbollah drone entered the country without triggering an alert on Sunday (13). The offensive killed at least four soldiers and left around 60 people injured.
The attack is the second time in two days that the Lebanese group’s drones have managed to enter Israeli territory.
The country’s Army intercepted one of two drones fired from Lebanon on Friday (11). A nursing home in the coastal city of Herzliya, central Israel, was damaged.
What is known so far
The Hezbollah drone was launched from Lebanon around 7pm local time on Sunday (13), said Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari.
The attack hit an army base near Binyamina, a town north of Tel Aviv and about 60 km from the border with Lebanon.
The Israeli army said four soldiers were killed and three soldiers suffered serious injuries. Furthermore, they highlighted that they will investigate how the drone entered Israel without triggering an alert.
Dozens of the more than 60 people injured remain hospitalized, according to medical authorities.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visited the base this Monday morning (14). He also briefed US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin overnight about the offensive.
He warned that Israel will take a “forceful response” against Hezbollah.
What did Hezbollah say?
Hezbollah warned Israel that Sunday’s attack was the “easy part” of what could happen if the Israeli military continues attacking Lebanon.
The group said it launched dozens of rockets toward Nahariya and Acre, intending to attack Israel’s air defense systems, while it also launched a swarm of drones toward the Acre and Haifa areas.
In addition, they said they launched 38 attacks on Israeli soldiers, army bases and barracks in Israel and southern Lebanon — the highest number since the start of the war.
Understand the escalation in conflicts in the Middle East
Iran’s missile attack on Israel on October 1 marked a new stage in the regional conflict in the Middle East. On one side of the war is Israel, with support from the United States. On the other, the Axis of Resistance, which receives financial and military support from Iran and which has a series of paramilitary groups.
There are seven conflict fronts currently open: the Islamic Republic of Iran; Hamas, in the Gaza Strip; Hezbollah, in Lebanon; the Syrian government and the militias operating in the country; the Houthis, in Yemen; Shia groups in Iraq; and different militant organizations in the West Bank.
Israel has soldiers on three of these fronts: Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In the other four, it carries out aerial bombings.
The Israeli Army began a “limited ground operation” in Lebanon on September 30, days after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a bombing of the group’s headquarters in the Beirut suburb.
The Israel Defense Forces say they have killed virtually the entire Hezbollah chain of command in similar bombings carried out in recent weeks.
On September 23, Lebanon had its deadliest day since the 2006 war, with more than 500 fatalities.
At least two Brazilian teenagers died in the attacks. Itamaraty condemned the situation and called for an end to hostilities.
With the increase in hostilities, the Brazilian government announced an operation to repatriate Brazilians in Lebanon.
In the West Bank, the Israeli military is trying to dismantle groups opposed to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
In the Gaza Strip, Israel seeks to eradicate Hamas, responsible for the October 7 attack that left more than 1,200 people dead, according to information from the Israeli government. The Israeli operation killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar remains hidden in tunnels in the Gaza Strip, where dozens of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas are also believed to be in captivity.
This content was originally published in What we know about Hezbollah’s drone attack against Israel’s military base on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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