JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, June 20 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli commando soldier was killed and 13 soldiers were wounded in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli media outlets.
Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that the drone directly hit an Israeli commando force in Kfar Tebnit village in southern Lebanon before dawn.
Two soldiers were seriously wounded, another one moderately, and 10 others slightly injured, in the attack, the report said.
Following the attack, the Israeli military struck Hezbollah positions and infrastructure in the nearby city of Nabatiyeh, Kan reported.
The incident came a day after four Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon when an aerial object hit their tank.
Meanwhile, Israel's Channel 12 News reported Saturday that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz had ordered the military to cease fire in Lebanon. However, the Israeli forces have not withdrawn from the areas they hold in southern Lebanon.
Also on Saturday, Hezbollah accused Israel of committing more than 300 ceasefire violations since Friday, killing over 111 people and wounding 176 others, while rejecting Israeli claims that the group had breached the truce.
In a statement, Hezbollah's media relations office described the Israeli allegations as "false" and said they were aimed at justifying continued attacks on Lebanon and the killing of civilians.
Israel's ceasefire violations included airstrikes, drone attacks, artillery shelling, and the use of phosphorus munitions against more than 25 towns and villages, according to the group. ■
