FOUR Israeli soldiers have been killed after a Hezbollah drone strike on an army base.
Sergeant Omri Tamari, Sergeant Yosef Hieb, Sergeant Yoav Agmon and Sergeant Alon Amitay, all 19, died in the attack near Binyamina in central Israel.
Four Israeli soldiers have been killed in a Hezbollah drone strike on an Israeli base[/caption]
Hezbollah said it had targeted a base belonging to the IDF’s Golani Brigade with a “swarm of drones”.
Israel’s military said 61 were wounded – with seven severely injured.
The drone strike hit shortly before 7pm on Sunday, hitting a dining hall inside the base, according to local reports.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said: “The IDF has full operational control over the incident.
“We will investigate how a UAV can breach without warning and hit a base.”
“We are required to provide better protection. We will investigate this incident, learn from it and improve.”
Hezbollah said the attack was retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut last Thursday that left 22 people dead.
A man who was injured in the strike told The Jerusalem Post “there was no way to escape”.
He said: “There was an explosion with no siren beforehand.
“Then there were three warnings to prepare for impact. It fell on us out of nowhere. There was no way to escape.
“A lot of people were hurt. I can’t describe in words what happened because it’s tragic.”
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