Four IDF soldiers were killed overnight Thursday in combat in southern Lebanon, the military announced Friday morning. Among them is Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Shimchon Z”L, commander of Battalion 52 in the 401st Brigade. The names of the three other soldiers have not yet been cleared for publication.
According to a preliminary investigation, the incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. in the village of Tebnit in southern Lebanon. The IDF is investigating the circumstances of the incident, in which a suspected target struck the tank the force was operating. Afterward, the military carried out strikes against terrorists and terror infrastructure in the Nabatieh area.
2+In a separate incident overnight in southern Lebanon, a reserve officer was seriously wounded by an explosive drone strike. Three reserve soldiers and one active-duty soldier were lightly wounded. The wounded were taken for medical treatment at hospitals and their families have been notified.
Simultaneously, the IDF launched a wave of intense strikes in Lebanon. The military said fighter jets struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the Bekaa Valley in response to repeated violations of the ceasefire and the organization’s attempts to advance terror operations against IDF forces.
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2+Lebanon also reported a widespread wave of strikes overnight. Lebanese media reported more than 20 airstrikes carried out between the Litani River and the Zahrani River, mainly in the Nabatieh area and surrounding villages.
The official Lebanese news agency reported that at least 16 people were killed in the overnight strikes. According to other reports in the country, the death toll may be higher.