Hezbollah rocket and mortar attack from Lebanon leaves 21 people injured, one seriously

At least 14 civilians were wounded, including one seriously, in an anti-tank guided missile attack by the Hezbollah terror group from Lebanon on Sunday, the military and medical officials said. In another attack, seven soldiers were wounded by a mortar near the northern community of Menara. The Hezbollah missile struck a number of vehicles near the northern community of Dovev, close to the border. Some of the victims were Israel Electric Corporation employees who had arrived to repair power lines damaged by previous fire from Lebanon. The IDF said it struck the Hezbollah cell behind the attack against the civilians and hit several Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, including a weapons depot. Two more cells that launched mortars from Lebanon at areas near the communities of Menara and Yir’on were also struck, the IDF said. In the Menara incident, the army said seven soldiers were lightly wounded and taken to hospital. Israel, too, has attempted to walk a fine line, responding with significant firepower to attacks and attempted attacks, while trying to avoid actions that would escalate the conflict as it seeks to keep its focus on Gaza. On the Lebanese side, more than 80 have been killed. The toll includes at least 71 Hezbollah members, eight Palestinian terrorists, a number of civilians, and one Reuters journalist.