The condition of an American citizen injured Sunday after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired missiles toward northern Israel is \u201cworsening,\u201d according to the medical center treating him. <\/p>\n
The 31-year-old man suffered shrapnel injuries to his upper body and was admitted to the operating room Sunday evening local time, the Galilee Medical Center said in a statement. <\/p>\n
Two other people injured by the missile fire \u2013 a soldier and a civilian \u2013 have also been hospitalized in a surgical department, the center added. <\/p>\n
Hezbollah fired dozens of projectiles and anti-tank missiles toward northern Israel on Sunday, according to the Israeli military. It said the soldier had been lightly injured and evacuated to receive treatment. <\/p>\n
The two civilians were both hit by shrapnel, according to the medical center. <\/p>\n
\u201c(He) was admitted to the shock room, where the medical teams had to anesthetize him and put him on a ventilator,\u201d the center added. <\/p>\n
The Israeli military said it had responded with strikes on Hezbollah military structures. <\/p>\n
Hezbollah said in multiple statements on Sunday that it had fired rockets toward several Israeli military sites. <\/p>\n
That comes after the Israeli military conducted an airstrike in northern Lebanon on Saturday that it said killed a senior Hezbollah operative. <\/p>\n
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