Jerusalem Post/Israel NewsSoldiers operating in the field discovered several rockets belonging to Hezbollah, alongside a launcher aimed at the wadi. Follow us on GoogleIDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin is seen in a switch-over ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2025(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)ByAMIR BOHBOTJULY 12, 2026 10:44IDF troops from Division 36 operating in the Wadi Saluki area uncovered a fortified Hezbollah anti-tank missile position, the same position that fired on IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin during the Second Lebanon War, the military revealed on Sunday.Soldiers operating in the field discovered several rockets belonging to Hezbollah, alongside a launcher aimed at the wadi.During the Second Lebanon War, the battle that occured at the site was one of the hardest of the war. IDF armored forces began to cross the wadi, while troops from the Nahal Brigade and Engineering Corps attempted to secure the area. Fortified Hezbollah anti-tank missile position in the Wadi Saluki area, Lebanon, July 12, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Eleven killed, more than 50 wounded The operation was delayed and postponed several times until Hezbollah, noticing the IDF's movement in the field, triggered an ambush. Eleven IDF officers and soldiers were killed in the battle, including two company commanders from the 401st Brigade. Over 50 soldiers were wounded in the fighting, including a seriously wounded Defrin, who served at the time as the commander of the 9th Battalion.In a moment of closure last week, Defrin visited troops operating in the area, near the place from which he maneuvered the 9th Battalion toward Wadi Saluki, opposite the village of Anduria, during the 2006 war.Follow us on Google