Israeli Drone Strike Kills 3 Lebanese Civil Defense Members, Hezbollah Retaliates

Sep 9, 2024, 12:46 AM

Three members of the Lebanese Civil Defense were killed and two others wounded, one critically, in an Israeli drone strike on a civil defense vehicle while they were extinguishing fires in the southern town of Froon, Lebanon's health ministry said on Saturday. The attack has led to a series of retaliatory actions from Hezbollah, including rocket fire into northern Israel. This incident is part of an escalating conflict along the Israel-Lebanon border. The Lebanese Civil Defense personnel killed were identified as Qassem Bazi, Abbas Hamoud, and Mohammad Hashim.