ALBAWABA - The Israeli army revealed the names of four soldiers who were killed in a Hezbollah attack in the Binyamina area on Sunday night.
Hezbollah, the Lebanese movement, confirmed carrying out the attack that killed four Israeli soldiers and injured around 67 people in an incident that was dubbed as the hardest by Israel since the start of the war last year.
According to the army, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was launched by the Iranian-backed group targeting an army base near Binyamina, a town in the Haifa District.
Israeli media sources revealed that seven other soldiers suffered severe injuries.
Identities of 4 soldiers killed in Binyamina area attack revealed
The army identified on Monday morning the names of the Israeli soldiers killed in the Hezbollah attack; Sergeant Omri Tamari, Sergeant Yosef Hieb, Sergeant Yoav Agmon, and Sergeant Alon Amitay.
Rumors spread when the attack happened claiming that Herzi Halevi, the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, was among the soldiers killed in the Hezbollah strike.
However, the Israeli army denied the claims and revealed on Monday that Defense Forces' chief of staff Halevi had visited the Golani base that was hit in the drone strike on Sunday night.
