The incident was released for publication Wednesday afternoon.
Two Givati Brigade soldiers were seriously wounded in the incident, and others were lightly hurt. Among the injured was the brigade commander, Lt.-Col. Bassam Alian, who assumed the position just a week ago. The wounded were flown to Rambam Hospital in Haifa in two helicopters.
The soldiers had been on ambush duty, searching out Hizbullah terrorists, when they stepped on the mines. The mines were placed in the Har Dov region also known as the Sheeba farms years ago to prevent infiltration of Arab terrorists.
The complex evacuation of the wounded took several hours, due to the fear of other mines in the area.
The IDF has launched an investigation into the incident.
119 IDF soldiers have been killed as a result of the war in Lebanon, including three in helicopter crashes in Israel and 12 in a Katyusha attack in northern Israel's Kfar Giladi.
Three Lebanese Army soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon while trying to dismantle a rocket they found.
Two Givati Brigade soldiers were seriously wounded in the incident, and others were lightly hurt. Among the injured was the brigade commander, Lt.-Col. Bassam Alian, who assumed the position just a week ago. The wounded were flown to Rambam Hospital in Haifa in two helicopters.
The soldiers had been on ambush duty, searching out Hizbullah terrorists, when they stepped on the mines. The mines were placed in the Har Dov region also known as the Sheeba farms years ago to prevent infiltration of Arab terrorists.
The complex evacuation of the wounded took several hours, due to the fear of other mines in the area.
The IDF has launched an investigation into the incident.
119 IDF soldiers have been killed as a result of the war in Lebanon, including three in helicopter crashes in Israel and 12 in a Katyusha attack in northern Israel's Kfar Giladi.
Three Lebanese Army soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon while trying to dismantle a rocket they found.