Hezbollah drone strike kills Israeli soldier, says army

<article data-history-node-id="441426" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-drone-strike-kills-israeli-soldier-says-army" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-drone-strike-kills-israeli-soldier-says-army" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hezbollah drone strike kills Israeli soldier, says army </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli army announced Sunday that one of its soldiers had been killed the previous day by a Hezbollah explosive drone in southern Lebanon, bringing the number of Israeli military deaths since early March to 25.</p> <p>Michael Tyukin, 21, "fell in combat in southern Lebanon," the army said in a statement. An army spokesman told AFP he was killed by a Hezbollah drone strike.</p> <p>In total, 25 Israelis have been killed - 24 soldiers and one civilian contractor - since fighting between Israel and&nbsp;Hezbollah resumed on 2 March.</p> </div> </div> </article>