Hezbollah Drone Injures Israeli Soldier in Southern Lebanon, Israeli Army Radio Reports

Israeli Army Radio reported that “A soldier was injured by a Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon,” linking the incident to what it described as “the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and its targeting of the town of Yater in southern Lebanon.”

“The Israeli military has said four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Hezbollah fighters after launching a ground invasion of the country”

Al Jazeera

In the same report, Islamic Resistance fighters said they responded by targeting “the Shtoula settlement with a rocket barrage” and by striking “a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in the vicinity of Jamil Bazzi School in the city of Bint Jbeil with artillery shells.”

Al Jazeera

Separate Israeli reporting described additional battlefield injuries in southern Lebanon, with ynetnews saying “two soldiers were seriously wounded Sunday afternoon when anti-tank fire struck IDF forces in southern Lebanon.”

ynetnews also described a separate incident in which “one soldier was seriously wounded and two others were moderately wounded when an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, fell near an IDF unit.”

The Israeli account further said “Another soldier was moderately wounded in an operational accident in southern Lebanon,” and that all were “evacuated to a hospital for treatment and their families were notified.”

i24NEWS similarly reported that “two Israeli soldiers moderately injured by a Hezbollah rocket,” placing the incident in a live-broadcast context of ongoing fire from Lebanon.

Across the accounts, the geography of southern Lebanon repeatedly centers on Bint Jbeil and nearby areas, including references to “the city of Bint Jbeil” and the operational focus described as extending “as far as the Litani River.”

Multiple outlets described Israel’s ground push deeper into southern Lebanon and the stated purpose of the maneuver.

Al Jazeera reported that “Israel says four soldiers killed as army pushes deeper into south Lebanon,” saying “The Israeli military has said four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon” after launching “a ground invasion of the country.”

Al-Jarida Al-Dustour

In that account, an army statement “named three soldiers from the same battalion who “fell during combat”,” while another statement said “another soldier had been killed in the same incident and two others wounded, without naming them.”

Al Jazeera also tied the escalation to political direction from Israel’s leadership, reporting that “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered the military to expand its invasion in southern Lebanon, pushing deeper to extend what he calls a “buffer zone” reaching the Litani River.”

The same report said Israel’s far-right ministers urged annexation, stating “Israel’s far-right ministers have urged Netanyahu to annex southern Lebanon, as the military destroys bridges and homes to cut the area off from the rest of the country.”

ynetnews described the operational framing from the IDF side, saying Netanyahu instructed the military to “further expand the existing security zone,” while the army “insists it is not establishing a fixed security zone, since the forces are mobile.”

ynetnews added that “The goal of the maneuver is to create a security buffer deeper inside Lebanese territory, away from the border, to reduce rocket fire on residents of northern Israel.”

Alongside Israeli casualty reports, the sources also describe Hezbollah’s claimed attacks and the IDF’s tactical posture.

“Israeli Army Radio: A soldier was injured by a Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon In response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and its targeting of the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Shtoula settlement with a rocket barrage: statement 6 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in the vicinity of Jamil Bazzi School in the city of Bint Jbeil with artillery shells: statement 5 Israeli Army Radio: A soldier was injured by a Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon In response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and its targeting of the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Shtoula settlement with a rocket barrage: statement 6 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in the vicinity of Jamil Bazzi School in the city of Bint Jbeil with artillery shells: statement 5”

Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Al-Manar TV Lebanon said Islamic Resistance fighters targeted “the Shtoula settlement with a rocket barrage” and struck “a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in the vicinity of Jamil Bazzi School in the city of Bint Jbeil with artillery shells.”

The same Al-Manar report also referenced “Israeli Army Radio: A soldier was injured by a Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon,” framing the drone incident as part of the broader exchange.

In a separate account, Al Jazeera described Hezbollah’s activity in the context of Israel’s expanding operations, quoting that “Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem made it very clear they know the imbalance of power.”

Al Jazeera’s correspondent Zeina Khodr said Israel’s actions were aimed at isolating supply lines, reporting, “In the past weeks, [the Israeli army] hit bridges over the Litani, now they are trying to isolate the west Bekaa from southern Lebanon.”

ynetnews described how IDF soldiers operate under fire, saying they are “operating under heavy artillery fire, indirect fire and anti-tank missiles,” and that “soldiers receive real-time alerts over the radio warning of incoming mortar fire.”

It further said “In many cases, there is little time to take cover, sometimes just 0 to 5 seconds,” and that those able to do so “enter armored vehicles, while others seek shelter behind rocks or building walls.”

The sources also provide figures and institutional statements about casualties and displacement in Lebanon.

Al Jazeera reported that “More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, and more than a million displaced.”

i24NEWS

It added that “On Tuesday, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli drone attacks killed four people in southern Lebanon,” specifying that “a strike on a car in the al-Wasita Al-Qasimiya area near Tyre killed two, while another raid on Derikifa killed two more people.”

Al Jazeera also described UNIFIL deaths, stating that “the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two peacekeepers were killed “when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle” near the southern Lebanese village of Bani Haiyyan,” and that “Another peacekeeper was killed by a projectile on Sunday near the southern Lebanese village of Aadchit el-Qsair.”

In a separate Arabic-language report, Al-Sharq said a “series of Israeli air raids targeted villages in Bint Jbeil and Marjayoun,” alongside “artillery shelling of the town of Kunin” and “a bombing operation in Ayta ash-Shab.”

That same report said the disaster risk management unit explained that “the number of open shelter centers reached 675 centers,” and that “the total number of displaced people reached 137,522 individuals distributed among 35,997 families.”

It also gave cumulative casualty tallies, saying “the number of casualties since the war began against Lebanon on March 2 has reached 54 dead and 156 wounded,” while “the cumulative number of victims rose to 1,422 dead and 4,294 wounded.”

The sources also document specific deaths of Israeli personnel and ongoing investigations, while describing how the conflict is expected to continue.

Al-Sharq reported that “Israel announces the death of a soldier and the serious injury of an officer in southern Lebanon,” saying the incident occurred “during an operation carried out by the Maglan unit against Hezbollah in an area witnessing ongoing military activity.”

PressTV

It said “Sergeant First Class Jay Lodar (21) from the town of Yuvalim, a soldier in the Maglan unit of the Commando Brigade, fell during nighttime combat,” while “the circumstances of the incident are still under investigation.”

The same report said the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that “the soldier fell following exchanges of fire in southern Lebanon,” and that “an officer in the unit was seriously wounded during the clashes.”

Al Jazeera described additional Israeli combat deaths, stating that “An army statement on Tuesday named three soldiers from the same battalion who “fell during combat”,” and that “another soldier had been killed in the same incident and two others wounded, without naming them.”

Looking ahead, Al Jazeera reported that Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel would “occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the end of the current war against Hezbollah,” and that “hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese residents would be “completely prevented” from returning until north Israel’s security was ensured.”

In the i24NEWS live blog, the IDF also framed operational tempo as continuing, stating that “The Israeli army says it struck 150 Hezbollah targets in the last 24 hours,” while the live blog simultaneously emphasized that “The IDF Home Front Command announced a new adjustment to security instructions” with restrictions “until Tuesday at 8:00 PM.”