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IDF Confirms Two Golani Brigade Soldiers Killed, Over 20 Wounded in Iraqi Drone Attack

Oct 4, 2024, 04:37 PM

Two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers were killed and over 20 others wounded in a drone attack on a military base in the Golan Heights. The IDF confirmed that the drone, launched from Iraq by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, exploded inside the base without prior warning. The soldiers belonged to the Golani Brigade's Battalion 13. Israeli military censorship was lifted to permit the publication of the incident, which has been described by Channel 13 as 'difficult, dangerous and bitter.'