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Kerala man killed in anti-tank missile attack in Israel, two others injured
The Hindu
Indian national killed, two injured by missile from Lebanon near Israel's border; Hezbollah suspected; IDF responds.
An Indian national was killed and another two were injured on March 4 when an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon struck an orchard near Israel's northern border community of Margaliot, officials said.
All three victims hail from the southern State of Kerala.
The missile hit a plantation in Margaliot, a moshav (collective agricultural community), in the Galilee region in the north of Israel around 11 a.m. on Monday, Zaki Heller, spokesperson for rescue services Magen David Adom (MDA), told PTI.
Patnibin Maxwell from Kollam in Kerala was killed in the attack. His mortal remains were identified in Ziv hospital, official sources said.
Bush Joseph George and Paul Melvin were injured and taken to hospitals for treatment, they said.
"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 told PTI.
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.