US EditionSgt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed in southern Lebanon
The attack wounded six other soldiers, and the Israeli military responded with artillery and airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure.
- On Sunday, Hezbollah launched an explosive drone strike in southern Lebanon, killing Sergeant Idan Fooks, 19 years old, a combat soldier in the 77th Battalion.
- The attack occurred despite a fragile ceasefire recently extended by President Donald Trump, though Hezbollah claimed it was a response to alleged Israeli violations of the agreement.
- A tank from the battalion became stuck near Taybeh, prompting the fatal drone strike; six other soldiers were wounded, including an officer and three in serious condition.
- The Israel Defense Forces responded with artillery and airstrikes against Hezbollah rocket squads and weapons depots, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's earlier directive for 'forceful' responses.
- As the nation prepares for Fooks' funeral on Monday at the Segula Military Cemetery in Petah Tikva, Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of 'dismantling the ceasefire' through the attack.
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IDF soldier killed, six wounded in Hezbollah drone strike in Southern Lebanon
Fooks is the third Israeli soldier to be killed in Southern Lebanon since a ceasefire came into effect on April 17. By JNS An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and six others were wounded in a Hezbollah explosive drone strike in Southern Lebanon on Sunday, the military said. The fallen soldier was identified as Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, of the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, from Petach Tikvah. In the same incident, an officer and three …
IDF soldier killed in Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon, military says
Sergeant Idan Fooks was killed in an explosive-laden Hezbollah drone strike. According to the IDF, six others were wounded in the Hezbollah attack, four of them severely. Hezbollah said it continued its strikes in response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'
Sergeant Idan Fooks killed from a drone explosion in southern Lebanon
It has been cleared for publication that Sergeant Idan Fooks, 19, from Petah Tikva, a soldier in Battalion 77, was killed from a drone explosion in southern Lebanon. Six additional soldiers were wounded-four of them seriously.
Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed by explosive drone in southern Lebanon; multiple soldiers
An IDF armored soldier from the 77th Battalion was killed by an explosive drone southern Lebanon; an officer and three soldiers were seriously wounded, two others lightly to moderately injured, as additional drones struck during evacuation
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