Tough Battles: 26 Israelis Killed, 1,180 Injured in Lebanon

CROSSFIREARABIA – The latest Israeli soldier to be killed in southern Lebanon means that the Israeli army is fighting a tough battle with Hezbollah forces. The Israeli army says the soldier serves in the Maglan Unit. He was killed while three of his colleagues were injured.

Meanwhile Israeli media reports says the soldier was killed as a result of Hezbollah drones launched on Israeli forces in the Yahmar village in Al Shaqeef area in southern Lebanon, near the Litani River which Israel is trying to reach and control.

The army admitted that 137 officers and soldiers were wounded in fighting with Hezbollah over the last two weeks.

Meanwhile, it says 26 soldiers were killed and 1,180 injured since the fighting resumed in the southern part of the country as of early March.

Meanwhile Israeli forces are seeking to bomb the southern neighborhood of Beirut and wants to get a green light from Washington.

News sources point to the fact that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his army to strike the Hezbollah stronghold in the southern part of the Lebanese capital. Israel’s Channel 14 says Netanyahu has already got the green light to start bombing.