Israeli strikes kill 3 Lebanese soldiers, wound 4 others in south Lebanon
Lebanon's military said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on a car and two motorcycles in southern Lebanon killed three of its soldiers and wounded four others.
In a statement, the Lebanese army said that "as a result of an Israeli hostile raid" in the Qaaqaiyyet al-Jesser - Nabatiyeh region, a soldier was injured and "died of his wounds" while four others were wounded.
An official from the military told AFP the soldiers had just finished their duty for the day.
Another strike later in the day on the Zebdine - Nabatieh road killed two more soldiers.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it was "aware of the claim that several soldiers of the Lebanese Armed Forces were injured as a result of an IDF strike".
"The incident is under review," the army said, adding that Israeli forces were operating "against the Hezbollah terrorist organization, and not against the Lebanese Armed Forces or Lebanese civilians".
While Lebanon's army has tried to stay out of the war, three Lebanese soldiers were killed by Israeli shelling earlier this month during a failed Israeli commando operation in eastern Lebanon.
Source: Associated Press
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