One Israeli was killed when Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists struck his vehicle on Sunday morning, according to medical officials.
“Medics and paramedics report a man trapped in a vehicle with no signs of life,” the Magen David Adom emergency response group stated.
The Israel Defence Forces confirmed that “fire from Lebanese territory toward a community on the northern border was identified.” It added, “There is damage and there are casualties.”
Hezbollah began firing rockets and suicide drones at Israel on March 2, in retaliation for the Jewish state’s targeted killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed in the opening strikes of “Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury” against the regime on February 28.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night wished a speedy recovery to those wounded in Iranian ballistic missile strikes on the southern cities of Dimona and Arad, calling it “a very difficult evening in the campaign for our future.”
After speaking with the mayors of Dimona, Arad and Rishon Letzion — where an Iranian cluster munition damaged eight sites, including a closed kindergarten, without causing injuries — Netanyahu reiterated the importance of entering bomb shelters in accordance with instructions of the Israel Defence Forces’ Home Front Command.
“We are determined to continue striking our enemies on all fronts,” said Netanyahu.
The Magen David Adom medical emergency response group said it had evacuated a total of 31 people to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva after a missile scored a direct hit in Dimona around 7 pm on Saturday. One person sustained serious wounds, one was moderately injured and 29 others were listed as being in mild condition.
Around three hours later, dozens of people were wounded by a direct impact in Arad, some 15 miles west of Dimona, MDA said. Among those evacuated to Soroka Medical Center were 11 in serious condition, 20 in moderate condition and 84 in mild condition, according to the NGO.
Israel’s Health Ministry said on Sunday morning that 4,564 people had been evacuated to hospitals since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion” on February 28.
This morning 124 remained hospitalised – one in critical condition, 13 in serious, 26 in moderate and 84 in light condition, according to the ministry.
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