Israeli Troops 'Killed in Ambush' Near Hezbollah Terror Tunnel After Militants Unleashed Wave of 100 Rockets

At least one Israeli soldier was killed on Wednesday morning, October 2, when his unit was ambushed by a contingent of Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, hours after the group launched more than 100 rockets into Israel.

Sources told British media that a commando unit sustained multiple casualties when they were ambushed as they approached a tunnel close to Adaisseh. The fallen soldier was named Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, a member of the Egoz commando unit.

The Iran-backed group’s media officer Mohammad Afif insisted the group was only in ‘round one’ of its fight against the IDF and sought to dispel speculation that it had been weakened by ongoing Israeli attacks.

“Our forces and resistance are fully prepared to confront and resist the enemy. I tell everyone that the resistance is fine and the command and control system is fine. What happened in Misgav Am, Maroun al-Ras, and Adaisseh today is only the beginning,” he said.

It comes as the IDF presses on with its bombardment of Hezbollah positions across Lebanon, with at least five powerful explosions rocking southern Beirut Wednesday morning. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians are fleeing north while foreign nationals are rushing to escape the country after the IDF warned those living in the south to evacuate their homes. (DM / VFI News)

“Our Heavenly Father, we know that You love the meek and the peacemakers and we ask that You help us achieve permanent peace in the land You have given us. We pray in Yeshua’s name that despite this seeming impossible currently, peace will prevail and all hostilities will end soon in our country. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family of Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster and we trust that You will comfort them. You are close to the broken-hearted and we thank You for Your Love and protection.”