Tel Aviv, June 19 -- Vowing to exact a "very heavy price" from Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of four Israeli soldiers, including a commander, who were killed in the "heinous attack".

The Israeli forces alleged Hezbollah had violated the ceasfire when a suspected drone strike killed an IDF tank battalion commander and three other soldiers in southern Lebanon.

In a post on X, Netanyahu expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and extended wishes for the full recovery of those wounded. He denounced the attack as a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" and confirmed that he instructed the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to strike the militant group wit...