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Four soldiers have been killed and 58 injured in a drone strike targeting an army base in northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said.

The IDF added seven soldiers had been severely injured in the attack on a base "adjacent to Binyamina" - a town around 20 miles (33km) to the south of Haifa.

Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said targeted a training camp of the IDF's Golani Brigade in the area, which is based between Tel Aviv and Haifa.

The armed group's media office said the strike was in response to Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon and Beirut on Thursday.

The group said it targeted the camp in northern Israel using a "swarm of drones".

The attack was one of the biggest on an Israeli position in more than a year.

The Israeli ambulance service, Magen David Adom (MDA), earlier said 61 people had been injured in the attack - including three critically. It added 37 of them had been taken to eight regional hospitals, either by ambulance or helicopter.

In a statement before the IDF confirmed the deaths, MDA said that alongside the three critically injured, 18 of the victims were in a moderate condition, 31 sustained mild injuries and nine people were "suffering anxiety".

The reason for the discrepancy in the number of critical injuries between MDA and the IDF is not clear.

Israeli censorship rules had initially prevented media outlets reporting exactly where or what was targeted, before the IDF confirmed it was the Binyamina base.

Some Israeli media outlets have reported the base was hit by a low-level drone launched from Lebanon - a relatively unsophisticated weapon that appears not to have activated early-warning alarms.

Throughout the evening, television bulletins, social media posts and online reports showed footage of emergency vehicles, including helicopters, taking casualties to hospitals across northern Israel.

Many of the wounded have been evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in nearby Hadera - with others being taken to hospitals in Tel Hashomer, Haifa, Afula and Netanya.

Details are still scarce but many of the injured appear to have been in a communal canteen at the time and were caught completely by surprise. Images circulating on social media appear to show an empty mess hall with a hole in the roof.

FreeStuffsNG:
Over 60 Israelis Wounded in Hezbollah Drone Strike in Central Israel, Four Critically,

The army is investigating why no sirens were sounded and why interception attempts failed, as well as the drone's route. Following the hit, the IDF announced the interception of another drone launched from Lebanon over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Haifa Bay.


Two drones were launched toward Israel, but one of the UAVs penetrated deep into Israel, crashing in the Binyamina area. No alarms were activated.
A Hezbollah drone struck the Binyamina area on Sunday evening, wounding around 67 people, with four potentially mortally wounded, according to Magen David Adom and the IDF.

The drone was sent from Lebanon under the cover of a Hezbollah rocket barrage.

Two drones were launched toward Israel, with one shot down over sea, but one of the drones penetrated deep into Israel, crashing in the Binyamina area. No warning sirens were activated, which the IDF will be probing.

Later, Army Radio reported the following updates:
"New details have emerged from the preliminary investigation into the drone strike in the Wadi Ara area:

The Air Force is investigating whether the drone that triggered alarms in the Nahariya and Acre area at 6:45 PM is the same one that exploded in Wadi Ara about half an hour later, around 7:15 PM.

Since contact with the drone was lost after it crossed over Nahariya and Acre, there's a possibility it's the same device. Hezbollah reportedly launched 'two or three drones simultaneously' during the incident. One of them was intercepted by the Navy over the sea.

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-824417

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SadiqBabaSani:
Posted by a terrorist sympathiser,

It is so sad for innocent civilians to fall prey to these bastards, but.... They will repay in a thousand folds. I do not support civilian death on either side but the way this op happily posted this leave much to be desired

FreeStuffsNG:
Al Jazeera just announced that Isreali media just reported that 3 of the victims are now dead.

Ceasefire now.

All the sides should sheathe their swords and stop the killing, release the prisoners and hostages for the sake of humanity.

KGBKremlin:
More than that

sreamsense:
No one dies. Al-Jazeera is a terrorist sympathizer reporter.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/13/middleeast/drone-attack-israel-hezbollah-intl-latam/index.html

Domislaz:
Iran attack military sites. Herzbollah attack military sites but

why does IDF kill children, women, aid workers, etc. ?

FreeStuffsNG:
BBC has confirmed the death of 4 Isreali soldiers

Ritchiee:
lol
Israel has a law that censors announcing number of fatalities amongst its army except the number given by the govt.
Unfortunately,some residents around the military base filmed a part of the event clarifying that three soldiers died.
I was watching the video of the conference hall of the Golani army targeted and there was blood all over the place.

sreamsense:
That is how far Hezbollah can go after Isreal had killed close to three thousands of them. Trust Isreal will go with technologies that intercept drones, they have the technologies already. It is Hezbollah that will suffer more. IDF will ensure Hezbollah don't go back to their village again where they have lots of Hezbollah activities uncovered. Remaining Hesbollah can't face IDF one on one, the only thing they can use is drone and Isrealis soldiers will be going with drone interceptor or install close their base. Trust IDF will use that anger to turn Lebanon to ancient village. What is the ratio of four compare to thousands of Hesbollahs that IDF has killed? That is why you don't pity terrorists because they don't pity themselves. Hamas and Hesbollah don't pity their people, Isreal will hold to that to stay longer to destroy everywhere and reset the capital to ancient village

FreeStuffsNG:
Al Jazeera just announced that Isreali media just reported that 3 of the victims are now dead.

Ceasefire now.

All the sides should sheathe their swords and stop the killing, release the prisoners and hostages for the sake of humanity.

sreamsense:
That is how far Hezbollah can go after Isreal had killed close to three thousands of them. Trust Isreal will go with technologies that intercept drones, they have the technologies already. It is Hezbollah that will suffer more. IDF will ensure Hezbollah don't go back to their village again where they have lots of Hezbollah activities uncovered. Remaining Hesbollah can't face IDF one on one, the only thing they can use is drone and Isrealis soldiers will be going with drone interceptor or install close their base. Trust IDF will use that anger to turn Lebanon to ancient village. What is the ratio of four compare to thousands of Hesbollahs that IDF has killed? That is why you don't pity terrorists because they don't pity themselves. Hamas and Hesbollah don't pity their people, Isreal will hold to that to stay longer to destroy everywhere and reset the capital to ancient village