Israeli soldier severely injured by mortar fire from Lebanon

Published March 26th, 2026 - 05:51 GMT
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Israeli soldiers gather around an injured soldier at the scene of a reported stabbing attack in Hebron in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on September 2, 2022. Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP

ALBAWABA - The Israeli army announced on Thursday that one soldier was severely injured by mortar fire from Lebanon.

In addition, Israeli Civil Defense said that shrapnel fell in 4 locations in Kfar Qasim, east of Yafa city.

The shrapnel from a rocket that fell in Kfar Qasim resulted in the injury of six people and damage to a home, which was directly hit.

On the other hand, Hezbollah said that the Iranian-backed group targeted a Merkava tank with a guided missile in the town of Dbl south of Lebanon and achieved a confirmed hit.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said negotiations with Israel under fire would be recognized as a "surrender", as the Lebanese group launched attacks and Israel said it was expanding a "buffer zone" inside Lebanon.