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IDF Says Drone Strike Killed Soldier, Injured 13 in Southern Lebanon
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67% centerFirst reported by Ynet · 6 days ago
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What happened
Staff Sgt. Nir Ben Ari was killed and 13 soldiers were wounded by an explosive drone in Kfar Tebnit, southern Lebanon. The IDF said the strike came during operations to seize a major Hezbollah underground complex on the Ali Taher ridge, and that the Friday tank deaths were caused by an external hit, likely a drone.
- 01Nir Ben Ari was killed in an explosive drone strike in Kfar Tebnit.
- 02Thirteen other soldiers were wounded, including two seriously.
- 03The IDF linked the fighting to a major Hezbollah underground complex on Ali Taher ridge.
- 04Yoav Klein was named as another soldier killed in Friday’s tank incident.
- 05The army says the tank was hit externally, likely by a drone, not by a malfunction.
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