Israel's military said a projectile fired at its territory on Friday wounded eight soldiers near the Lebanese border."Earlier today, five IDF soldiers were severely injured as a result of projectile fire toward Israeli territory near the Lebanese border," the military said.
"Three additional soldiers were lightly injured in the same incident," it said, adding that all eight soldiers had been evacuated for medical treatment.
The joint US-Israel military campaign against Iran expanded to Lebanon after militant group Hezbollah launched missiles against Israel in support of its backer Iran.
On Thursday, Israel's military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said he had ordered troops to expand the area under his army's control in southern Lebanon.
