The injured soldiers were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment. Their families have been notified, and the incident is currently under investigation.
A phone belonging to Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger left notes warning the United States was “headed toward collapse.”
“Several additional apparent pipe bombs were found in a backpack in the home’s bedroom, completely unsecured," prosecutors said in court documents.
Two suspects have been arrested, the Associated Press reported citing police, although charges have yet to be pressed. The Bangkok Post said the suspects were aged 16 and 17.
The improvised explosive failed to detonate, so no persons were wounded in the incident.
The terror infrastructure with the explosives was excavated by Hezbollah several years ago, the IDF said, noting that it was at "the heart of the civilian population of a village."
Combat teams from the Commando and Paratrooper Brigades operated in the deepest areas that the IDF has operated so far in the ground operation in Lebanon.
Since September 3, police have arrested over 3,123 suspects and seized approximately 450 weapons in the operation.
Israel's strategic sabotage of Hezbollah's communication devices exposed the terror group's vulnerabilities.
Norwegian security police investigate potential links between a Norwegian-owned company and pagers used in recent Hezbollah attacks in Lebanon.