IDF: Civilian Killed by ‘Unexploded Ammunition’ in Kibbutz Yir’on
Smoke rises from Kfar Kila, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
JNS.org — A civilian was killed on Friday morning in Kibbutz Yir’on in northern Israel by what the military described as “unexploded ammunition.”
Israeli media had earlier reported that the 27-year-old foreign worker from Thailand was hit by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon at the community in the Galilee panhandle next to the border.
At least one additional person was wounded in the explosion.
Earlier on Friday, residents of the Israeli Circassian town of Rehaniya, Moshav Dalton, Moshav Kerem Ben Zimra, and Kadita were ordered to remain in their homes due to a suspected terrorist infiltration from Lebanon. Israeli security forces searched the area.
Also on Friday, the Air Force intercepted two drones launched from Lebanon at Israel. The UAVs did not cross into the Israeli territory, and so no sirens were activated.
Meanwhile, the military announced on Friday the targeted killing of a commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force who oversaw a unit responsible for anti-tank missile fire towards Ramot Naftali.
The strike on Ghareeb Alshuja’a was carried out in coordination with ground troops from the IDF’s 91st Division in the Meiss Ej-Jabal area of southern Lebanon.
The IDF has conducted widespread strikes against Hezbollah terror assets over the past 24 hours, targeting weapons storage facilities and rocket launcher sites.
Hezbollah continued its daily rocket, missile and drone launches from Lebanon at northern Israel on Thursday. A 49-year-old man was lightly wounded on his way to a protected area during a barrage on the Upper Galilee and sirens were activated in Nahariya and Acre, with dozens of interceptions reported.
A rocket from Lebanon struck in an open area near Jenin in northern Samaria. No sirens were sounded and no injuries or damage were reported.
Kiryat Shmona was again targeted on Thursday after two Israelis were murdered in the city by a Hezbollah rocket attack on Wednesday. The fatalities were identified as Revital Yehud, 45, and Dvir Sharvit, 43.
They were reportedly walking their three dogs and unable to reach a shelter in time. The dogs were also killed.
On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces announced the death of Sgt. Maj. (res.) Ronny Ganizate, who was injured fighting Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon and later succumbed to his wounds.
Ganizate, 36, from Givat Shmuel, was a reservist from the 5030th Battalion of the 228th “Alon” Infantry Brigade serving his third round of reserve duty during the current war, totaling more than 200 days. He is survived by his wife, Shoshana, and three children.
He is the 12th soldier killed since the start of Israel’s ground offensive in southern Lebanon at the end of September. The overall military death toll on all fronts since the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, stands at 731.
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