Hezbollah launches drone attack on Israel military HQ

BEIRUT: Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack targeting Israel’s military headquarters and ministry of defense in the city of Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Lebanese group said it conducted an “aerial attack with a squadron of exploding drones” on the site housing Israel’s main defense institutions in the commercial hub.

The Israeli military said in two statements that it intercepted two drones and 40 projectiles launched from Lebanon, and that the attack had caused no injuries.

The statements did not specify what sites had been targeted.

Earlier, four soldiers were killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, the IDF announced on Tuesday.

According to the IDF killed troops are named: Staff Sgt. Orr Katz, 20, from Ma’ale Adumim. Staff Sgt. Nave Yair Asulin, 21, from Carmit. Staff Sgt. Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula and Staff Sgt. Ofir Eliyahu, 20, from Holon.

The soldiers all served with the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion.

Their deaths bring Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and during operations along the border to 375.