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An Israeli soldier, Staff Sergeant Ori Greenberg of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, was killed during a gunfight in southern Lebanon, while four additional IDF troops were injured by Hezbollah mortar fire and another soldier was wounded in a separate incident, according to The Times of Israel.

Meanwhile, tensions escalated further as Iran launched four missile salvos toward Israel within a two-hour span, injuring at least seven people.

In northern Israel, one person was wounded by shrapnel following the latest ballistic missile barrage. The injury was reportedly caused by either a submunition from a cluster bomb warhead or falling missile fragments.                                                                                                                                       

In total, three Israeli soldiers have been killed in fighting in south Lebanon since Hezbollah drew the country into war by launching rocket attacks against Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader. 

Air raid sirens were activated across central and northern Israel, the Jerusalem area, and parts of the West Bank. This marks the fourth Iranian missile attack since the morning, highlighting a rapid escalation in regional hostilities.