1 Israeli soldier killed, another injured amid Gaza, Lebanon assaults

By Anadolu staff

JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli soldier was killed and another injured as Tel Aviv continued its onslaught on Gaza and Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday.

A military statement said the soldier died in an “operational vehicle accident” near the border with the Gaza Strip.

A reserve soldier was also seriously injured in clashes in southern Lebanon, the statement added.

Military figures released by the army showed that some 750 soldiers have been killed and 5,019 others injured since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict on Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has launched a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip following a Hamas attack last year, killing more than 42,700 people, mostly women and children, and injuring over 100,300 others.

The conflict has spread to Lebanon, with Israel launching deadly strikes across the country, which have killed more than 2,483 people and injured over 11,600 others since October last year.

Israel expanded the conflict by launching a ground assault into southern Lebanon on Oct. 1.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar