Two Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon in anti-Hezbollah operation

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have suffered their first casualties in the ongoing operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, as reported by the IDF press service.

Two soldiers were killed during the operation. One of them, 38-year-old Senior Sergeant Maher Khattar, a native of the Druze border village of Majdal Shams, died in combat in southern Lebanon. He served in the engineering corps.

Another soldier was fatally wounded in the same battle. His identity has not yet been released.