Netanyahu's office says Hezbollah attack wounds three Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon

JERUSALEM — The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah carried out an attack targeting Israeli soldiers in a security zone in southern Lebanon, violating the ceasefire in the area. In a written statement, the office said the Israeli army responded by bombing the Hezbollah command center that ordered the strike. The statement added that the army later learned civilians were present inside the command center, alleging that Hezbollah had deliberately kept civilians at the military facility. According to the statement, Hezbollah stationed its operatives amid civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon, using residents as human shields. Netanyahu's office confirmed that three Israeli soldiers serving in the security zone in southern Lebanon were wounded in the attack. No further details on the soldiers' conditions were immediately available.