Indian man killed in Israel in missile attack from Lebanon, 2 injured: Report

An Indian national was killed, while two others were injured after an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon struck an orchard near Israel’s northern border community of Margaliot. According to news agency PTI, the incident happened on Monday.

The three Indians hailed from Kerala, the report stated.

The missile hit a plantation in Margaliot, a moshav (collective agricultural community), in the Galilee region in the north of Israel around 11 am on Monday, Zaki Heller, spokesperson for rescue services Magen David Adom (MDA), told PTI.

The victim was identified as Patnibin Maxwell from Kollam in Kerala.

The two injured Indians were identified as Bush Joseph George and Paul Melvin.

“George was taken to the Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva after suffering injuries on face and body. He underwent an operation, is recovering well, and has been kept under observation. He could speak with his family in India,” an official source said.

Melvin was slightly injured and is hospitalised at Ziv Hospital in the northern Israeli city of Safed. He is from the Idukki district of Kerala.

The attack was believed to have been carried out by the Shi’ite Hezbollah faction in Lebanon, which has been launching rockets, missiles, and drones at northern Israel daily since October 8 in support of Hamas amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.