Kathy Bunka

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and more than 20 were wounded in a drone attack from Iraq early Thursday morning, the IDF announces. The slain soldiers are named as: Sgt. Daniel Aviv Haim Sofer, 19, a signals officer cadet in the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, from Ashkelon. Cpl. Tal Dror, 19, an IT specialist with the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, from Jerusalem. According to an IDF probe, two explosive-laden drones were launched from Iraq in the attack, one of which was shot down by air defenses and the second impacted an army base in the northern Golan Heights. In addition to the two slain soldiers, another 23 were wounded in the attack, including two seriously and 21 lightly.