2024 Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina
| 2024 Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) | |
| Type | Drone strike |
| Location | Zar’it barracks, Golani Brigade Training Base, Israel |
| Target | Israel Defense Forces |
| Date | 13 October 2024 |
| Executed by | Hezbollah |
| Casualties | 4 soldiers killed 58 wounded |
On 13 October 2024, a drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon launched a missile at the Israeli Defense Force Golani Brigade's Zar'it barracks near the town of Binyamina, Israel. The attack injured 58 military personnel, with at least 4 killed and 7 seriously injured according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) The attack, part of a larger rocket barrage, saw two drones deployed, with one intercepted over the sea while the other penetrated into Israeli territory.
No alarms were triggered, and the IDF have said they are investigating the lack of warning signals. Medical teams airlifted several of the critically injured to Sheba and Rambam Medical Centers. The attack occurred amid the escalating Israel–Hezbollah conflict, which in previous months witnessed a series of Israeli airstrikes that decimated much of Hezbollah's senior leadership, including Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Moreover, its military arsenal and infrastructure were significantly degraded by airstrikes, which were followed by a ground invasion of Lebanon, officially aimed at weakening Hezbollah and pushing it from the Israeli-Lebanese border.