Shortly after 9:00 AM today, Hezbollah terrorists launched an explosive FPV Drone toward tanks from the 77th "Saar me-Golan" Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade operating in the village of A-Taybeh in southern Lebanon. The Shiite village is located about 4 km from the border.
The armored company from Battalion 77 had been operating in recent days together with soldiers from Battalion 12 of the Golani Brigade and had to carry out repairs on a tank in an open area near buildings. The drone struck the force: Sergeant Idan Fooks, 19, was killed, and six soldiers were wounded, four of them seriously.
Later, terrorists launched two additional drones toward the rescue forces and toward an IAF helicopter that arrived to evacuate the casualties. One UAV was intercepted, and the second struck near the forces. There were no additional casualties.