Israeli Airstrike on Lebanese Government Army Patrol Injures Two Soldiers
Xinhua News Agency, Beirut, April 28 (Reporter Shen Feng) The Lebanese military issued a statement on the 28th saying that the Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike that day on a Lebanese Army patrol team performing a rescue mission in the town of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, resulting in injuries to two Lebanese soldiers.
According to the statement, at the time of the incident, the patrol team was working with civil defense personnel, using two civilian bulldozers to carry out rescue operations for civilians.
The Lebanese civil defense department issued a statement saying that earlier, Israel had airstrikes on the town of Majdal Zoun, leading to three people being trapped under the rubble. Civil defense personnel and the army launched a rescue operation.
At midnight local time on the 17th, a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel took effect for ten days. U.S. President Trump announced on the 23rd that the ceasefire would be extended for three weeks. However, Israel continued to launch attacks, citing violations of the ceasefire agreement by Hezbollah. Data released earlier on the 28th by the Lebanese Ministry of Health indicated that since the resumption of hostilities on March 2, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have resulted in 2,534 deaths and 7,863 injuries.
Israeli Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on a Lebanese army patrol in Majdal Zoun on April 28, injuring two soldiers. The patrol was engaged in a rescue operation using civilian bulldozers when the strike occurred. This incident took place during a temporary ceasefire, which Israel claims was violated by Hezbollah.
- Israeli airstrike injured two Lebanese soldiers.
- The patrol was conducting a rescue operation with civilian bulldozers.
- The incident occurred in Majdal Zoun, Tyre region, Lebanon.
- A temporary ceasefire was in effect at the time of the strike.
- The Israeli military justified the strike citing violations by Hezbollah.