15:09 IL: According to the limited preliminary information available, a Lebanese Army soldier was moderately wounded in an exchange of gunfire with IDF soldiers in S. Lebanon. According to the al-Manar report, the IDF fired at the soldier in the Har Dov area, striking him in a hand.
Additional information will follow when details in the case become available.
15:39: IDF officials are confirming that soldiers detected suspected terrorists crossing the border and that is why the force opened fire using light weapons. It appears one of the suspected terrorists was injured. They fled the area back into Lebanon. B’chasdei Hashem there are no injuries reported among IDF soldiers.
16:23: Lebanese MP (Hizbullah) Kassem Hashim responded to the incident. He stated the Lebanese Army force was involved in an operation when it crossed the border to Israel. “The gunfire against Lebanese soldiers is an aggressive act and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty”. In his comments to the al-Nashra website the MP called on UNIFIL forces to prevent such “aggressive attacks of this type” by Israel.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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That’s a contradiction: The Lebanese Army force was involved in an operation when it crossed the border to Israel. – so they crossed the border to Israel…! – and then they say: “The gunfire against Lebanese soldiers is an aggressive act and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty”.
Baruch Hashem none of the Israeli soldiers were hurt in the exchange of gunfire. Exchange means the Lebanese shot back.