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Israel says Lebanon raids respond to Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli soldiers

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Israel said it was carrying out raids in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched two drones at Israeli soldiers in the security zone.
  • The Israel Defense Forces said the soldiers destroyed one drone and that there were no injuries.
  • The IDF called the incident a clear violation by Hezbollah and said troops would continue operating in the zone to remove threats to civilians and soldiers.

Israel said it had launched raids in southern Lebanon in response to two drones that Hezbollah sent toward Israeli soldiers serving in the security zone.

Hezbollah launched two drones at our soldiers in the security zone.

· Israel Defense ForcesThe IDF described the incident it said prompted the raids.

The soldiers opened fire and destroyed one of the drones, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF said no one was injured.

“Hezbollah launched two drones at our soldiers in the security zone,” the statement said. It described the incident as “a clear violation by the terrorist organization Hezbollah.”

This is a clear violation by the terrorist organization Hezbollah.

· Israel Defense ForcesThe IDF characterized the drone launch in its statement.

The IDF added that its soldiers would continue operating in the security zone with the aim of removing threats to Israeli civilians and military personnel.

IDF soldiers will continue to operate in the security zone with the aim of removing every threat to Israeli civilians and soldiers.

· Israel Defense ForcesThe statement set out the military's stated objective.
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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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