‘Israel’ military “expresses regret” after two Lebanese soldiers killed in drone explosion

The ‘Israeli’ military said Friday it “regretted” an incident in south Lebanon yesterday when an ‘Israeli’ drone that crashed exploded, killing and wounding several members of the Lebanese army.

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The statement attributed the explosion to a “technical malfunction.”

“The possibility that the incident was caused by an IDF weapon explosion is being examined,” the military said, adding that it “regrets the harm to Lebanese army soldiers.”

According to the military's claims, the drone intended to target a Hezbollah site that the group was rebuilding.

The Lebanese army said in a statement that two people were killed in the blast, including an officer, and two others were injured.