As a result of the UAV strike near Binyamin in northern Israel, at least 67 people were injured, four of them are in critical condition. It is reported by The Jerusalem Post.
It is noted that three drones were launched from Lebanon, two of them were shot down, but one flew into Israeli territory, while the warning sirens did not work. The UAVs were sent under the cover of Hezbollah rocket fire.
A helicopter arrived at the scene to evacuate the wounded.
"A Hezbollah drone struck the Binyamin area on Sunday evening, injuring about 67 people, four of whom, according to preliminary data, are in critical condition, five are seriously injured, another 14 are slightly injured but hospitalized and about 20 more are slightly injured without the need for hospitalization, according to Magen David Adom (MDA, ambulance service. — EADaily) and the IDF," the publication writes.
It is noted that the IDF will find out why the sirens did not work.
The UAV attack occurred at the moment when the IDF rear command issued an order to lift certain restrictions in a number of areas that intersect with the one that was hit.
Meanwhile, the IDF announced today that it has carried out 200 air strikes against Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon in the last 24 hours.
The responsibility for the UAV attack on the Binyamin settlement in northern Israel was assumed by the Shiite militia of Hezbollah, according to the telegram channel of the military information service of the movement.
According to her, the strike was carried out on the training camp of the Golani brigade.
"The drones launched by our fighters accurately hit ground targets and caused damage to the enemy," the statement said, quoted by <url>.
It is noted that the attack was a response to the Israeli Air Force raid on the neighborhoods of Bost and En-Nueiri in the center of Beirut on October 10.