In a separate incident, the military said it eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist who emerged from an underground tunnel after identifying him as an immediate threat to Israeli forces.
An IDF reservist was seriously wounded during an encounter with a Hezbollah terrorist in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday.
The soldier was evacuated to a hospital in Israel for medical treatment and his family was notified, the military said.
Two other soldiers sustained light wounds in the incident and did not require evacuation, military sources reported.
The encounter occurred at around 6 p.m. inside Israel’s Security Zone, approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) from the northern Israeli community of Avivim. Following the incident, an IDF tank fired at nearby buildings as part of standard operational procedures to isolate the area and eliminate any remaining terrorists.