IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint Jbail

An Israeli army reservist suffered severe wounds during an altercation with a Hezbollah terrorist in Bint Jbail, southern Lebanon, the military announced Friday. The soldier has been hospitalized for treatment, and their family has been notified. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on the area following the incident to neutralize any remaining threats. Two other soldiers sustained minor injuries but did not require hospitalization.

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change the reality and bring security to the residents of the North - as we have done and continue to do in the south.

Bint Jbail is located within Israel's security zone in Lebanon, approximately 4.5 kilometers from Moshav Avivim in the Upper Galilee. This incident follows a recent event earlier in the week where a Hezbollah terrorist killed an IDF officer and wounded another soldier. The military is reportedly conducting searches for the terrorist involved in Thursday's altercation.

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Our policy for defending the borders of the State of Israel, as led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and by me as Defense Minister together with the IDF, is clear.

Defense Minister Israel Katz declared at a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers that the IDF's objective in Lebanon is not to restore the previous status quo but to "change the reality and bring security to the residents of the North." He affirmed that the IDF will remain in security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza for an "unlimited period of time" to protect Israeli residents from "jihadist elements."

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The IDF will not withdraw and will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza - for an unlimited period of time - in order to protect our residents and communities from there against jihadist elements.

Katz insisted that there would be no Israeli redeployment or withdrawal from southern Lebanon as long as Hezbollah remains armed and the safety of northern residents is not guaranteed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added that Lebanon is suffering the "price of the war" due to Hezbollah's actions, describing parts of Lebanon as "massive terrorist bases" controlled by a fanatical sect and its patron power, aiming to destroy Israel.

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There will be no Israeli redeployment in southern Lebanon, and there will be no withdrawal whatsoever as long as the Hezbollah terrorist organization has not been disarmed throughout Lebanon and the safety of the residents of the north has not been guaranteed.