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IDF soldier severely wounded in Southern Lebanon blast

Three others were also hurt when an explosive device detonated.

Israel Defense Forces soldiers during operations in Southern Lebanon, April 2026. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel Defense Forces soldiers in Southern Lebanon, April 2026. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

An Israeli soldier was severely wounded overnight Saturday when an explosive device detonated in Southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday.

In the same incident, an IDF officer was moderately wounded, and an officer and an enlisted man were lightly wounded.

“The soldiers were evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital, and their families have been notified,” the military said.

On Sunday afternoon, the Israeli Air Force intercepted a “suspicious aerial target” identified in the area where IDF soldiers are operating in Southern Lebanon, according to the IDF, which added that no sirens sounded per protocol.

Another “suspicious aerial target” struck near Israeli troops operating in southeastern Lebanon after air-raid sirens sounded in the Kibbutz Misgav Am area in the Galilee Panhandle, the IDF said.

No injuries were reported.

Separately, the IDF said Hezbollah launched rockets and explosive drones overnight at Israeli forces in Southern Lebanon.

The projectiles struck near the troops, with no injuries reported.

An IDF soldier was mortally wounded in a Hezbollah drone strike in Southern Lebanon, the military confirmed on Saturday night.

Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati, 24, from the Samaria town of Itamar, was a platoon commander in the Golani Infantry Brigade’s 12th Battalion.

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