Two people were wounded on Thursday afternoon when a drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon scored a direct hit near the border moshav of Ya’ara in the Western Galilee.
“An explosive UAV was identified falling adjacent to the community of Ya’ara. No fragments were identified falling in the area of the community,” the IDF said.
The military also said that on Thursday afternoon, a drone was detected crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory and impacting adjacent to Beit Hillel, a moshav near Kiryat Shmona in the Eastern Galilee.
“Israel Fire and Rescue Services are currently operating to extinguish a fire that erupted as a result of the fragments. No injuries were reported. No fragments were identified falling inside the area of the community,” the IDF reported.
Hezbollah took responsibility for the drones, saying they were fired at artillery positions near Beit Hillel and that it was in revenge for IDF strikes in Southern Lebanon, in particular Kafr Kila.
Following the drone attacks, the Israeli Air Force carried out a wave of attacks on terrorist targets in Lebanon.
Also on Thursday,10 rockets fired from Lebanon hit open areas in the vicinity of the border moshav Zar’it in the Upper Galilee. Air-raid sirens also sounded in the nearby community of Matat during the afternoon.
