Israel says 18 soldiers hurt in Golan Heights

Israel’s military said on Sunday 18 of its soldiers were injured when a drone struck their position in the occupied Golan Heights, which border Lebanon. (File/AFP)
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Updated 30 June 2024
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Israel says 18 soldiers hurt in Golan Heights

  • IDF said in a statement the strike happened earlier on Sunday
  • It said since then, it had struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with air strikes and artillery fire

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Sunday 18 of its soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, when a drone struck their position in the occupied Golan Heights, which border Lebanon.
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) said in a statement the strike happened earlier on Sunday. It said since then, it had struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with air strikes and artillery fire.
Fighting between the IDF and Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been escalating, after it was triggered by the Gaza war.


Palestinian man dies after being shot by Israeli forces

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Palestinian man dies after being shot by Israeli forces

  • Baraa Bilal Issa Qablan, 21, was traveling in vehicle near city of Qalqilya

LONDON: A Palestinian man died on Monday after being shot by Israeli forces during an incident on Sunday close to the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya.

Baraa Bilal Issa Qablan, 21, was injured when Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the town of Azzun opened fire on a vehicle traveling along the Qalqilya-Nablus road.

Momen Nidal Abu Riyash, 19, a resident of Qalqilya, was killed in the incident and a third man, identified as Muhammad Saeed Taha Hussein, was taken into custody.

Qablan was injured and detained by Israeli forces, the Wafa news agency reported. The Palestinian Authority’s General Authority for Civil Affairs said on Monday that he later succumbed to his injuries.

More than 1,000 Palestinians, including militants, have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers since the start of the Gaza war in late 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

During the same period, 43 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks in the West Bank, according to official Israeli figures.