The Israeli army spokesman, Avichay Adraee, denied rumors that he was assassinated by an explosive device explosion in Lebanon, stressing that he was "still alive." Adraee said, in a post on the “X” platform, that “the voice and the word do not die,” adding: “To the trumpets that broadcast rumors of my assassination with an explosive device in Lebanon, and that are haunted by delusions of false victories, I say: Here I am, alive and thriving, and still breathing the fragrance of life in the Land of Israel, against the haters and those who wish harm on others.”