Israeli shelling around the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab
Lebanese soldier killed in Israeli shelling in south Lebanon
Lebanon's army says one of its soldiers was killed and three wounded when Israeli shelling hit near a village in south Lebanon near the Israeli border.
Tuesday 05/12/2023
Israeli shelling around the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab
BEIRUT - Lebanon's army said one of its soldiers was killed and three wounded when Israeli shelling hit near a village in south Lebanon near the Israeli border, in the first deadly incident for the Lebanese army since the Gaza war began on Oct 7.
The Israeli army did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Israeli forces and militants from Lebanon's heavily armed Hezbollah have exchanged fire across the Israel-Lebanon border on a daily basis since Friday, when a truce collapsed between Palestinian group Hamas and Israel.
Just over 100 people in south Lebanon - some 200 km (124 miles) from the Gaza Strip - have been killed during the hostilities, just over 80 of them Hezbollah fighters. Tens of thousands of people have fled from both sides of the border.