Foreign Worker Killed, 7 Injured As Hezbollah Targets Northern Border Towns

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A foreign worker was killed Monday morning and at least seven others injured after an antitank missile fired from Lebanon slammed into the village of Margaliot on the northern border.

Two of the victims are in serious condition, four are in moderate condition, and one suffered only light injuries.

All of the victims were evacuated by Magen David Adom (MDA) helicopter and IAF helicopters to Beilinson, Rambam, and Ziv hospitals, suffering from shrapnel wounds.

MDA confirmed: “MDA EMTs and Paramedics are reporting a total of eight casualties in their 30s: one killed, two in serious condition, four in moderate condition, and one mild. The casualties, all with shrapnel injuries, are being evacuated by MDA and Israeli Air Force helicopters to Beilinson, Rambam and Ziv Hospitals.”

הוידאו הזה צולם במושב מרגליות שבגליל העליון.
הבתים שרואים בו הם בתי החיזבאללה בדרום לבנון.
מהבתים האלו החיזבאללה יורים ירי בכינון ישיר לבתי מרגליות, מנרה, משגב עם, מלכיה וישובים רבים נוספים בגליל.

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Video shows close proximity of Hezbollah positions to Margaliot village

In a further update to the antitank missile strike on foreign workers in a field in the northern Galilee, MDA Paramedic Eli Assouline recalled: “We arranged an ambulance transfer at Metsudot Junction for two casualties, foreign workers who were injured by an antitank missile while working on agricultural land. Both casualties in their 30s had shrapnel injuries, one in serious condition, fully conscious with facial injuries and shrapnel injuries to the rest of his body.”

“We provided medical treatment including bandaging and pain relief. We evacuated him to the MDA Helicopter at the Mahanayim helipad, and he is being evacuated to Beilinson Hospital. A further casualty in mild condition was evacuated by an MDA ambulance to Ziv Hospital.”