Golan Heights, Oct 05 (V7N) — Iraqi resistance fighters launched a drone attack on an Israeli military base in the occupied Golan Heights on Friday, killing two Israeli soldiers and injuring at least 24 more, according to Israeli sources.

The attack, confirmed by The Times of Israel, saw two of the three drones intercepted by Israeli air defenses, but one drone struck the military base. The two soldiers killed in the attack were identified as Sergeant Daniel Aviv Haim Sofer, a signal officer cadet, and Corporal Tal Dror, an IT specialist, both serving in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade.

The Islamic Resistance Front of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that three drones had been launched against Israeli military positions in the Golan Heights, which Israel has occupied since the 1967 Six-Day War.

Simultaneously, Israeli authorities admitted that 25 more soldiers had been injured in various counterattacks from resistance groups in Gaza and Lebanon, with 11 of them in serious condition. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have reported the deaths of 9 soldiers in ground operations in Lebanon, though Hezbollah, the Lebanese resistance group, claimed the number was 17.

Hezbollah spokesman Mohammad Afif warned that this was just the beginning of the conflict, with the group's fighters fully prepared for further resistance in southern Lebanon.

The ongoing escalation stems from last year's outbreak of hostilities, which began on October 7 when Hamas launched a large-scale military operation against Israel. In response, Israel initiated airstrikes and ground attacks on Gaza, resulting in the deaths of more than 42,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children, and over 100,000 injuries.

In response to the continuing violence and the targeting of Lebanese civilians, Hezbollah declared war against Israel, leading to two weeks of retaliatory strikes that have left over a thousand dead in Lebanon.

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