“It’s too soon to draw conclusions about whether the vehicles should have been armored,” the source said. “We will investigate the incident.”
Two IDF soldiers were killed and seven were injured in the attack.
The IDF used artillery guns and tanks to fire at Hezbollah targets near the Lebanese border in the minutes following in the incident. One Spanish UN peacekeeper was killed in the Israeli return fire, and Israel has apologized for the incident, the source said. “We regret the incident and are in touch with the United Nations,” he added.
“We are continuing to manage this, and remain on very high alert,” said the officer.
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UPDATE: Two Israeli soldiers were killed by Iran’s Hezbollah terrorist branch today.
An IDF tank was hit today by a missile in northern Israel – Nine soldiers were wounded.
The attack was near Mount Dov in northern Israel.
Israel responded to the attack.
The Israeli soldiers were treated at Ziv Hospital.