Israel announces officer killed, two soldiers injured in clashes with Hezbollah

The Israeli army announced, on Monday, the death of an officer and the serious injury of two soldiers in ongoing clashes with Hezbollah on the Lebanese border.

The Israeli army stated that Staff Sergeant Itay Azulai, 25, was killed, and two other soldiers were seriously wounded during a battle on the Lebanese border, noting that a mortar shell injured the soldiers.

The Israeli army also announced that it would begin “a military drill in the Western Galilee region in northern Israel today.”

Observers note that Israel has been “tight-lipped” about its human and material losses in military confrontations with Hezbollah and its ground battles in the Gaza Strip. “The country has prohibited filming, sharing of images, and videos, and has warned against providing information to the media, except through outlets under strict government control.”