Explosive drone hits Rosh Hanikra, leaving two seriously injured
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Two civilians were seriously injured and one lightly injured after an explosive drone, launched by Hezbollah, struck a parking lot in Rosh Hanikra, with the wounded taken to Galilee Medical Center for treatment.
- The IDF condemned the drone attack as a clear violation of the ceasefire with Hezbollah, while Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman criticized the government's handling of northern border security, calling for an immediate end to the ongoing lawlessness.
- The drone strike follows recent IDF airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, accompanied by evacuation warnings to residents in multiple Lebanese towns near the border.
- Hezbollah recently showcased an FPV (First-Person View) drone attack on an Iron Dome battery, highlighting the IDF's challenges in countering this technology, prompting the IDF to plan a factory producing FPV "suicide" drones staffed by around 200 ultra-Orthodox soldiers.
- As a third round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Washington, Lebanon is expected to demand an Israeli ceasefire amid continued hostilities despite a US-backed truce set to expire soon.