More than 60 people have been injured in a drone strike targeting the Binyamina region of northern Israel, medics have said.
In a statement, volunteer emergency response organisation United Hatzalah said the conditions of the wounded ranged from critical to mild. It said all had been taken to five regional hospitals, either by ambulance or helicopter.
Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said targeted a training camp of the Israeli Defence Forces’ (IDF) Golani Brigade in the area, which is based between Tel Aviv and Haifa.
The armed group’s media office said the strike was in response to Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon and Beirut on Thursday.
The group said it targeted the camp in northern Israel using a “swarm of drones”.
A Hezbollah drone attack on a Golani Brigade base south of Haifa injured at least 39 troops.
One drone was intercepted, but the second struck the base.
The IDF is investigating the interception failure and lack of sirens.
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