This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on Aug. 25, 2024. AFP
"Petty Officer First Class, David Moshe Ben Shitrit, aged 21... fell during combat in northern Israel," the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that he was in the navy and that two others were also wounded. It did not give further details.
A military official told AFP that an initial investigation indicated the soldier was killed "either directly from an Iron Dome interceptor or from falling shrapnel from the interceptor, which accidentally hit a Dvora-class fast patrol boat after intercepting a UAV" fired by Hezbollah.
"The details of the incident are under review," the official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly on the issue.
The Lebanese group said it fired a large number of rockets and drones towards Israel on Sunday following Israeli strikes on Lebanon that the Israeli military described as pre-emptive.
The Lebanese movement stated in a statement that its attack was an "initial response" to the killing of the group’s military commander Fouad Shukr, adding that it had "ended with total success."
The first phase targeted "Israeli barracks and sites, to facilitate the passage of offensive drones towards their target deep inside the Israeli entity," the group noted, confirming that the drones successfully crossed "as planned."
The statement mentioned 11 Israeli sites targeted by Hezbollah, including the Meron, Zaatoun, Al-Sahl, and Ein Zei Tim bases, in addition to two military bases and two military barracks in the occupied Golan Heights.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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