Hezbollah anti-tank fire kills 27-year-old Thai foreign national in North

This incident followed the death of two 40-year-olds killed by missile fire in Kiryat Shmona.

Illustrative: View of a wildfire following a missiles attack from Lebanon, near Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar, northern Israel, August 17, 2024.  (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
Illustrative: View of a wildfire following a missiles attack from Lebanon, near Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar, northern Israel, August 17, 2024.
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

A 27-year-old foreign worker from Thailand was killed following Hezbollah anti-tank missiles launched from Lebanon into northern Israel, hitting Kibbutz Yaraon in the Upper Galilee, MDA confirmed Friday morning.

In addition to the Thai foreign national killed, who worked as a tractor driver in the region, multiple others were reportedly wounded in the attack.

The missile was fired at an agricultural area, where MDA first responders pronounced him dead, the emergency medical service stated.

Second fatal rocket attack in two days

On Wednesday, two people were killed, and several were wounded to varying degrees following a barrage of rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel.

In that incident, the military reported that 20 launches were detected towards Kiryat Shmona alone.

 A wildfire in Israel's north. (credit: KKL-JNF Staff and Foresters.)
A wildfire in Israel's north. (credit: KKL-JNF Staff and Foresters.)

The two killed were a couple, a man and a woman, both aged 40, Israeli media reported.

They sustained fatal wounds due to falling shrapnel while walking their dogs and did not have time to enter the protected area, Ynet reported.

Earlier this week, at least nine people were wounded following a rocket barrage toward Haifa, with injuries attributed to broken glass and other causes while running to protected areas.

Northern Israel has been pummeled by anti-tank missiles and at least two drones, with a drone also triggering red alerts in southern Israel near Ashkelon.

Between 8:30 and 8:31 a.m. in the Haifa Bay area, approximately 25 missiles were identified crossing into Israel.