Hezbollah Kills IDF Maglan Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati in Yohmor Drone Attack Near Beaufort Castle

The IDF said Hezbollah carried out an explosive-laden first-person-view drone attack in the southern Lebanon town of Yohmor near the Beaufort Castle, killing Commando Brigade Maglan Unit Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, 20, and seriously wounding another soldier in the early hours of Monday.

“Islamic Resistance targeted a second Merkava tank in the town of Bayyada in southern Lebanon with a guided missile: statement 13 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank in the town of Al-Bayyada in southern Lebanon with a guided missile: statement 12 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli force in the town of Al-Bayyada in southern Lebanon for the second time with a rocket salvo: statement 11 Islamic Resistance targeted a second Merkava tank in the town of Bayyada in southern Lebanon with a guided missile: statement 13 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank in the town of Al-Bayyada in southern Lebanon with a guided missile: statement 12 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli force in the town of Al-Bayyada in southern Lebanon for the second time with a rocket salvo: statement 11”

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The Times of Israel reported that the attack came a day after Israel took control of the historic Beaufort Castle and the surrounding strategic ridge, and it described the Yohmor strike as the second fatality in as many days.

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Ynetnews said the IDF is investigating how Hezbollah FPV drones struck troops in southern Lebanon at night for the first time, after a Saturday incident killed Givati Brigade soldier Staff Sgt. Michael Tyukin, 21, of Ashkelon.

Ynetnews added that a second nighttime incident followed overnight Sunday into Monday, when Maglan commando Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, 20, was killed, and it quoted a Givati reconnaissance soldier saying, "It’s quite unusual that the drone struck a force at night."

In Israel, soldiers and family members described a pattern of attacks continuing during a period described as a ceasefire, with one soldier telling Reuters, "Fifteen people have been killed during what is supposed to be a ceasefire, when there really is no ceasefire."

Ynetnews also quoted a father of a hospitalized soldier saying, "How many more people will be killed during this 'ceasefire'? How many?" as he urged action to explain to U.S. President Donald Trump that "action is necessary."

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Separately, Ici Beyrouth reported that Israeli bombardments intensified on Tuesday in South Lebanon and the Western Beqaa, and it said the General Directorate of Civil Defense announced the death of two of its members from the Nabatieh regional center killed in an Israeli strike.

Ici Beyrouth further stated that the Health Ministry indicated that the human toll since April 17, the date the ceasefire came into effect, stands at 380 deaths, and it put the overall toll since March 2 at 2,882 dead and 8,768 wounded.

As the fighting continued, the IDF said it renewed large-scale airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs after limiting them for weeks at the request of the United States, while also continuing widespread airstrikes on Hezbollah targets including in the city of Tyre.

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The Times of Israel reported that the IDF said it would renew its large-scale airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and that it had struggled to fend off growing attacks on troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israel by Hezbollah’s first-person view drones.

Ici Beyrouth said Israeli strikes targeted towns and villages including Tayr Dibba, Mansouri, Chaqra, Kafra and Harouf, while artillery fire hit Baraachit, Jmeijmé, Safad al-Battikh and Nabatieh el-Faouqa.

In addition, Ici Beyrouth reported that the municipality of Meis el-Jabal (Marjeyoun) announced the total destruction of its municipal building following Israeli strikes, saying its municipal headquarters, archives and administrative documents accumulated over decades were completely destroyed.