Hezbollah claims drone attacks on facilities associated with Israeli Defense Ministry

By Naim Berjawi

BEIRUT (AA) - Hezbollah said Thursday it targeted industrial facilities affiliated with the Israeli Defense Ministry in northern Israel.

The group said it used a kamikaze drone to target the facilities.

The targets included Elbit Systems and the David Cohen factory in Tel Hai in the Kiryat Shmona settlement, known for producing electronic systems for the army.

There has been no response from the Israeli army.

Earlier, the Israeli army reported that three soldiers were injured, one seriously, when an explosive drone crossed from Lebanon and detonated in the Metula area.

Hezbollah reported early Thursday that it inflicted casualties on Israeli soldiers in what it described as the “first attack using an armed drone with S-5 missiles, targeting the Metula Israeli site.”

Tensions have risen along Lebanon's border with Israel amid cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces as Tel Aviv presses ahead with a deadly onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 35,200 victims since early October following a cross-border attack on Israel by the Palestinian group, Hamas.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul