Explosive drone injures 4 Israeli soldiers

Published June 7th, 2026 - 06:13 GMT
Israeli solider
An Israeli solider arrives for a drill in the annexed Golan Heights on November 9, 2023. Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP

ALBAWABA - Four Israeli reservists from the 91st Division were moderately injured by an exploding drone in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the Israeli army announced today.

All the wounded soldiers were evacuated to receive medical care, The Jerusalem Post reported.

In a different incident, Capt. Shahar Gamla, 23, from Natur, and Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, from Rehovot, were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon, the military said on Saturday.

Gamla, a deputy company commander in the Egoz Unit of the IDF’s Commando Brigade, was killed after being severely wounded by a suspected aerial target on Thursday.

On the other hand, Yaari, a soldier in the Shaked Battalion of the Givati Brigade, died during operational activity in southern Lebanon.