BEIRUT, Jul 22 (NNN-NNA) – Two Lebanese soldiers were injured yesterday, in an Israeli attack targeting a watchtower, in the south-western border region, according to the Lebanese military.
The Lebanese Army Command reported that, the Israeli strike hit the army watchtower, located outside the village of Alma al-Shaab. The two soldiers were wounded in the attack and were transferred to a hospital.
Meanwhile, military sources said that, an Israeli Merkava tank fired a shell directly at the watchtower. The sources added that, the soldiers sustained moderate injuries and the watchtower was extensively damaged.
The Lebanese Army Command has requested the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to conduct a field investigation into the incident.
In response, Hezbollah claimed to have targeted the Israeli military’s Zarit barracks with artillery shells. The Lebanese militant group also reported attacks on the Israeli Northern Corps command headquarters, at Ein Zeitim and on soldiers in Hanita, an Israeli kibbutz, with Katyusha rockets, resulting in casualties.– NNN-NNA
