The Israeli Broadcasting Authority published scenes that it said document the moment a force of Israeli reserve soldiers was subjected to mortar shelling during an operation in southern Lebanon.
The footage, taken by a camera mounted on the body of one of the soldiers, showed the targeting of an Israeli communications battalion force near the town of Maroun al-Ras on March 25.
The video documents 4 explosions caused by mortar shells that targeted the force, while soldiers can be heard screaming as they urgently requested the presence of a paramedic after one of them was injured in the abdominal area.
In the same context, Hezbollah’s military media announced on March 24 and 25 that it had targeted a gathering of Israeli army soldiers and vehicles in Maroun al-Ras with a missile launcher, in addition to targeting another gathering in the Al-Zuhur neighborhood with artillery shells.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority indicated that the injured soldier, named Yerden, who is 40 years old, served hundreds of days in the reserve forces, and his health condition is still difficult after suffering multiple injuries, as he has undergone several surgeries and is continuing a rehabilitation program that includes physical and psychological treatment.
The report revealed medical and logistical failures within the Israeli army, which included summoning a 50-year-old volunteer doctor without providing him with the basic medical equipment needed to save lives, such as plasma units, which forced him to secure antibiotics at his own expense to treat the soldiers.
The authority added that these failures are subject to an official investigation within the reserve battalion, noting that many of the injured soldiers face, after their discharge from the hospital, difficult living and professional conditions.
According to Israeli military data, 36 officers and soldiers were killed in confrontations with Hezbollah since the outbreak of fighting last March 2, in addition to dozens of soldiers being injured as a result of attacks with missiles and drones.
