It was cleared for publication Monday morning that Command Sgt. Maj. (res.) Alexander Glovanyov, 47, of Petah Tikva, who served as a transport vehicle driver in the 6924th Transport Battalion of the Transportation Center, was killed in combat near the Lebanon border.
The incident occurred Sunday when several explosive FPV drones were launched from Lebanon and exploded inside Israeli territory near the border. Glovanyov was killed by the explosion of one of the drones, launched in what Israel said was another Hezbollah violation of the ceasefire understandings.
Three reserve soldiers were wounded Saturday in an FPV drone attack in the Shlomi area near the Lebanon border. One soldier was seriously wounded, while a reserve officer and another soldier were moderately wounded.
The Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, where the wounded were evacuated, said one of the injured underwent surgery and was hospitalized in stable condition, while the other two were also expected to undergo surgery later.
On Sunday, the Israeli military continued efforts to provide operational solutions for forces maneuvering in southern Lebanon against the threat of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. Thousands of meters of fishing nets were distributed to units operating across the border, intended to trap drones and explosive drones and prevent them from detonating their payloads near troops or infrastructure.
The measures are being deployed alongside weapons systems designed to neutralize aerial threats and additional technological systems for detection, warning and interception of UAVs, which the military says pose another major challenge on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah on Sunday published footage showing strikes on an Iron Dome battery that reportedly occurred Thursday and Friday.
Against a backdrop of growing frustration in northern Israel over the continued rocket fire and sirens, even as residents attempt to maintain a semblance of normal life, the military said Sunday there were no directives to halt or limit offensive operations by combat forces operating across the border, except in deeper areas of Lebanon. The military added, however, that those restrictions do not prevent it from exploiting opportunities to strike, including in Hezbollah’s stronghold in Beirut’s Dahieh district.