Israel's Deadliest Day 1 In Lebanon, 8 Soldiers Killed

10/2/2024 8:10:43 PM

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Beirut- Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli army said on Wednesday.

However Sky News Arabia reported that
at least 14 Israeli soldiers have been killed during clashes with Hezbollah fighters since ground incursion began on Tuesday.

Six soldiers of the Ergoz commando unit were killed in a gun battle in a southern Lebanese village, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that five more soldiers were wounded in the same incident.

Two soldiers of the Golani recon unit were killed in a separate incident, in which another soldier was seriously wounded, the IDF said.

The IDF earlier named Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, as the first soldier killed since it invaded southern Lebanon.

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Israel launched its ground invasion
of Lebanon early
on Tuesday morning. The IDF has long warned an invasion was possible in order to push Hezbollah back from the border and allow 60,000 citizens to return to their homes in the north.

Meanwhile death toll from Israeli aerial assaults across Lebanon since early October 2023 has passed the 1,700 mark with nearly 8,770 injured, according to Lebanese government data. In response, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets and drones towards Israeli targets.

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