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An Israeli military officer was killed in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Saturday, reported Xinhua. The officer, identified as 24-year-old Maoz Israel Recanati, was a commander in the Golani Infantry Brigade, according to the military, reported Xinhua. Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported that Recanati was killed on Friday when an explosive-laden drone launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah struck Israeli forces operating in the village of Deir Seryan near the Litani River in an Israeli-controlled security zone in southern Lebanon. Another Israeli soldier was slightly wounded in the attack, the report said. Kan TV said Israeli forces came under hours of Hezbollah drone and mortar fire, prompting Israeli counterstrikes in the area. The broadcaster said 20 Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon since the war with Iran erupted on Feb. 28, reigniting clashes between Israel and Hezbollah along the Lebanese front. Hostilities have continued despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that took effect at midnight between April 16 and 17. Meanwhile, at least four people were killed and six others wounded Saturday as Israel intensified strikes across southern Lebanon, according to local reports. One person was killed and another wounded after Israeli artillery shelling targeted the vicinity of the Serbine junction in southern Lebanon. In a separate strike, an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in the town of Tayr Felsay, killing a woman and her son, wounding five others. In the town of Tebnine, former mayor and current municipal council member Haidar Mawasi was killed by Israeli fire, according to local reports. Meanwhile, displacement was reported across southern Lebanon as Israel issued warnings in multiple towns, prompting residents to flee amid fears of further attacks. Separately, Hezbollah said it launched a drone strike on Israeli soldiers in the town of Khiam, and attacked two Israeli military vehicles in the town square of Taybeh, claiming direct hits. Lebanon's Public Health Emergency Operations Center said the cumulative toll from Israeli attacks between March 2 and May 16 has risen to 2,969 killed and 9,112 wounded.
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