Emergency providers personnel attend the scene of a drone strike launched by Hezbollah on Sunday in Binyamina, Israel.
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TEL AVIV — Israel’s army mentioned that 4 troopers had been killed and 7 others had been severely injured in a drone assault by Hezbollah focusing on an Israeli military base close to the central metropolis of Binyamina.
Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant group backed by Iran, claimed duty for the assault. Hezbollah mentioned Sunday’s assault close to Binyamina was retaliation for Israel’s strike on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 individuals and injured greater than 100.
Israel’s rescue providers mentioned the assault wounded 61 individuals in all, together with a number of in essential situation. All the injured had been transferred to hospitals for therapy.
Israeli media mentioned two drones had been launched and that Israel’s anti-missile system intercepted one among them. It was not clear why the opposite one was not intercepted.
The U.S. mentioned earlier on Sunday that it’s going to ship an air protection system referred to as a Terminal Excessive-Altitude Space Protection (THAAD) battery to assist Israel defend itself, together with the personnel wanted to function it, following an Iranian missile assault on the nation nearly two weeks in the past. The Pentagon gave no particulars on when the system would arrive.
Hezbollah and Israel have been commonly exchanging fireplace throughout Lebanon’s border for over a yr, however the battle shortly escalated beginning in September.
