At leasteight Israeli soldiers were injuredby Hezbollah rockets near the border with southern Lebanon on Friday, including the son of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, according toIsraeli media. The Lebanese resistance targeted Israeli troop gatherings on Friday. A rocket struck a group of soldiers, wounding eight, five of whom are inserious condition, according to Israel’s military.
The Givati Brigade soldiers were transported to the hospital for treatment.Smotrich’s office released a statement saying his son was among the wounded troops. The attack comesa day after Smotrich vowed that Israel would make Beirut "look like Khan Yunis."
Hezbollah drone and rocket attacks on Israeli positions have been ongoing, including soldiers inside Lebanon and forces across the border.
"The Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted a position where soldiers of the Israeli enemy army were entrenched in the Blat al-Mustaqbal area in southern Lebanon with a guided missile… andachieved a direct hit," Hezbollah announced early Friday evening.
It also announced drone attacks on Kiryat Shmona, a rocket attack on a base in Safad, and around a dozen other operations.
Israel has started a ground invasion of Lebanon after the pro-Tehran resistance reopened the front, following the beginning of the war of aggression against Iran.
Occupation troops havecrossed the border into the country, while other forces are positioned in locations that the Israeli army occupied inside Lebanon after the ceasefire deal in 2024.
Since the ground war began, Hebrew media have reportedseveral "difficult security incidents" which are under heavy censorship.
An Israeli army officer waswoundedby Hezbollah resistance fighters on March 5, the Israeli military announced in an official statement.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's son was sent off to the northern front with Hezbollah anda day after was wounded:
Source: ZeroHedge News
