Lebanese Army Denies Shots Fired from Lebanon after Israel Says Soldier Injured on Border
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Gunfire from a vehicle in Lebanon towards Israeli forces on the border wounded an Israeli soldier on Wednesday and Israeli officers returned fire, Israel's army said, but the Lebanese army quickly denied the claims.
"Shots were fired from a passing vehicle in Lebanon at (Israeli) forces during routine activity adjacent to the border in the area of Ramin Ridge," an army statement said.
"Forces responded with fire towards the vehicle. A hit was confirmed. The injured soldier was evacuated for medical treatment," it added.
But in remarks to Lebanon's National News Agency, the Lebanese army denied that any gunshots were fired from Lebanon towards an Israeli force.
"The Israeli media reports are baseless," the Army Command said.
A source close to Hizbullah also told AFP "there were no shots fired from the Lebanese side of the border."
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, said it had received Israel's report of the incident and that an investigation had been opened.
"At the moment, UNIFIL head of mission Michael Beary is in contact with the parties to help control the situation and help prevent escalation," said UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Teneti.
"He also urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint."
Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) meanwhile quoted security sources as saying that the Israeli soldier was wounded by "gunshots fired mistakenly by his comrades."
Lebanon and Israel are still officially at war although the border area has been relatively calm in recent years.
Israel occupied parts of Lebanon for 22 years until 2000, with Hizbullah claiming credit for its withdrawal following persistent guerrilla attacks.
A 34-day conflict in 2006 led to the deaths of 1,200 people in Lebanon, mainly civilians, and 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
It began when Israel retaliated for a cross-border raid in which Hizbullah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed three, and quickly spiraled into a fully fledged war.
In January, Hizbullah said it had targeted an Israeli army border patrol with a bomb in an attack that prompted retaliatory fire from Israel.
26 October 2016, 13:41
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that's how you resist ! That's how you show the Zionist enemy who is Boss ! May Allah and the Ayatollah bless our Islamic Resistance as it faces enemies on all sides
26 October 2016, 16:44
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you sectarian trolls, try next time not to rush spewing your filth.
btw, moughniyeh assassinaton was avenged!
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-28/hezbollah-kills-two-israeli-soldiers-border-attack
26 October 2016, 16:44
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Security sources to VDL (93.3): The Israeli soldier was wounded by gunshots fired mistakenly by his comrades.
26 October 2016, 18:59
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and in the article, it says no where that hizbullah didn't do it to avenge the killing of the moughniyeh... the response was immediate to the assasination of martyr moughniyeh's son, who both belong to the Lebanese resistance, a resistance that saving your arses (if you're "Lebanese") to be whipped by the zionists or the terrorists of daesh, a brain-damaged filth you're.
26 October 2016, 19:27
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It will be avenged, and when the time comes don't cry about the Resistance dragging Lebanon to war.
Like in 2006, you people gave Israel morale support instead of supporting fellow Lebanese, and this was long before the Syrian War, back then we knew where you people stand in dark times.
26 October 2016, 21:42
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Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) meanwhile quoted security sources as saying that the Israeli soldier was wounded by "gunshots fired mistakenly by his comrades."
or some idiot shot his own foot lol
27 October 2016, 07:31
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I wonder where you are and how you are dear Flamethrower as you lay in pieces and tranquility at your final resting place in Mosul. RIP Shia Hero...
26 October 2016, 14:51
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LOL.... so now it is not halal to attack the Israeli enemy? I thought an iranian troll like you would be rejoicing at the news:)
26 October 2016, 15:20
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who said anything about halal?
""The Israeli media reports are baseless," the Army Command said."
I'll take the word of the LAF over that of tsakharal anytime.
26 October 2016, 15:39
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the iranian shias control the south and the lebanese army is nobody in the south.
26 October 2016, 17:00
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half-wit: you clearly dont have any understanding of Lebanon and South Lebanon, so why dont you go back to your kibutz, it's missing its idiot.
26 October 2016, 17:31
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Hilarious and daring
Always going where no one else dares
@mowaten
What can one say, another E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T comment. I particularly enjoyed the part where you said " you clearly dont have any understanding of Lebanon and South Lebanon "
Thank you for making this forum lively and vibrant.
Still laughing since January 2015.
Thank you
26 October 2016, 19:28
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Israeli news, yes.
Even the Resistance denied this, but you hate the Resistance.
What about the Lebanese Army command you hate them too?
26 October 2016, 19:28
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Israeli propaganda news, yes.
Even the Resistance denied this, but you hate the Resistance.
What about the Lebanese Army command you hate them too?
26 October 2016, 15:05
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I respect Mr. Mowaten because he does not believe Israeli claims and considers those who believe them Hasbara trolls.
26 October 2016, 16:47
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Hasbara trolls.
Security sources to VDL (93.3): The Israeli soldier was wounded by gunshots fired mistakenly by his comrades.
26 October 2016, 15:10
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4 minutes ago Al-Jazeera: Three Hizbullah fighters have been killed in clashes in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
That's why they denied it. They are busy getting roasted in Syria.
26 October 2016, 15:51
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h.d
if HA and the LAF denied it, it's because they didn't fire... both are credible.
being a wahhabi supporter or a zionist agent, this is explains how you resort to wahhabi terrorist media and zionist allegations instead of Lebanese sources
26 October 2016, 17:02
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half-wit: who "they"? if you can't even distinguish between the LAF and HA, what are you doing here? go peddle your pitiful propaganda elsewhere.
26 October 2016, 20:49
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"مسار برس": مقتل عنصرين من مليشيا "حزب الله" خلال اشتباكات مع المعارضة السورية في حلب.
26 October 2016, 15:16
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The resistance will never attack Israel and this is pure hasbara propaganda. Israel and the resistance are allies at this moment while the resistance is defending Lebanon from a more dangerous enemy: the sunnis.
26 October 2016, 17:03
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what a credible troll! you almost had us all fooled with your identity theft
26 October 2016, 18:15
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There is no identity theft here. He is a mowaten of Lebanon and you are a mowaten of Iran.
26 October 2016, 19:09
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.mowaten. I'm not a big poster here but I have been using this site for over 43 years and recently I have been liking your posts, you're the only one informing these deluded ignorants. :)
