Four soldiers were killed and more than 60 were injured in the drone attack

Four soldiers were killed and more than 60 others were injured in an anti-aircraft strike in northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

The IDF added that seven soldiers were seriously wounded in an attack on a base “near Binyamina” – a town 33 kilometers south of Haifa.

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, which they said targeted the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Golani Brigade camp in the area, which is located between Tel Aviv and Haifa.

The armed group’s press office said the strike was in response to Israel’s attack on southern Lebanon and Beirut on Thursday.

The group says it is targeting a camp in northern Israel using “an array of aircraft”.

Israel’s ambulance service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said 61 people were injured in the attack – including three seriously. It added that 37 of them were taken to hospitals in eight districts, either by ambulance or helicopter.

In a statement before the IDF confirmed the deaths, the MDA said that besides the three seriously injured, 18 of the victims were in stable condition, 31 had minor injuries and nine were “worried”.

The reason for the disparity in the number of serious injuries between the MDA and the IDF is unclear.

Israel’s censorship laws prevent the media from saying exactly where or where it was targeted, but some media sources say the area was hit by a low-level drone launched from Lebanon – a low-level weapon that apparently did not set off warning alarms.

Images captured by Israeli media show the injured being helped into emergency vehicles, including helicopters.

Many of the injured were taken to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center near Hadera – others were taken to hospitals in Tel Hashomer, Haifa, Afula and Netanya.

Details are still scarce but most of the injured appear to have been in the public canteen at the time and were caught by surprise. Pictures circulating on social media appear to show an empty hall with a hole in the roof.