Watch: Navy rescue a boat drifting toward Lebanon
(Video: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
An Israeli naval vessel on Thursday rescued two Israeli citizens whose boat had stalled and drifted dangerously close to Lebanese waters near the city of Tyre, roughly 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) north of the Israel-Lebanon border.
The Israeli Air Force was also involved in the rescue operation, and the boat was safely returned to Israeli waters.
The incident occurred amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorist group. Meanwhile, at least 15 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, causing damage and sparking fires, though no injuries were reported.
A day earlier, Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets at northern Israel, with one Israeli soldier seriously wounded in an attack on Kibbutz Dan.