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Four Israeli soldiers killed in drone attack

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Updated 00.23 | Published 2024-10-13 19.59

An ambulance leaves the area where around 70 people have been injured in a drone attack in Israel. Photo: Orenn Ziv/AFP/TT

Four Israeli soldiers have died in a drone attack targeting a military base in northern Israel. Seven are said to be seriously injured.

More than 50 people were injured in the attack and Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility, is threatening more.

Two or three drones targeted the Binyamina area in the north of the country, one of which evaded Israeli air defenses and hit its target.

The Iran-backed group launched "a swarm of attack drones at a training camp ... in Binyamina, south of Haifa," in "response to Zionist attacks," the group said in a statement, according to the AFP news agency.

Hezbollah claims that it first fired rockets that "fooled" Israeli air defenses and paved the way for drones.

Threats of more

The group threatens more attacks if Israel does not stop its offensive and the bombings in Lebanon.

Four army soldiers were killed in the attack in Binyamina and another seven were seriously injured, according to a statement from the Israeli military.

No aircraft alarms were sounded in the area according to Israeli rescue authorities.

The attack was the second in two days that drones managed to bypass the Israeli defense system. On Saturday, during the Yom Kippur holiday, a drone caused material damage.

US ships

The United States Department of Defense announces that the advanced robotic defense system Thaad is being sent to Israel. The main purpose is for the system to strengthen the defense against Iranian robot attacks. According to the Department of Defense, American personnel must participate on the ground in Israel to operate the robotic defense system.

Iran has fired robots and drones at Israel on two occasions this year, in April and October.