Israeli soldier killed by Lebanon sniper
- 10 years ago
Originally published on December 16, 2013
An Israeli soldier was killed by suspected sniper fire from the Lebanese side of the border at around 8:30 pm Sunday. The shooting occurred as an Israeli IDF patrol jeep was driving along a road near the town of Naqora, a site located along the so-called" blue line," the unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon.
Sources from both Israel and Lebanon say the first shots were fired from the Lebanese side of the border. Israeli troops returned fire. Reports claim the Lebanese military has confirmed one of its soldiers is missing and is a suspect in the incident.
IDF troops returned fire and offered first aid to the Israeli soldier hit by sniper gunfire, but the man, identified in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as 31 year-old Master Sgt. Sholmi Cohen, died after being transported to hospital.
The area where the shooting occurred has not seen significant flare-ups of violence for some three years and initially, Israeli authorities believed the shooting could have been a diversion to allow militants to slip into Israel. IDF helicopters dropped flares over the area, but no infiltrates were seen.
The United Nations has called on all sides to exercise restraint, but a senior Israeli officer told reporters that Israel reserves the right to respond in its own way and said the military is contemplating its options.
Both Israel and Lebanon are investigating the shooting, but both sides say they do not believe the militant group Hezbollah was involved in Sunday's shooting.
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An Israeli soldier was killed by suspected sniper fire from the Lebanese side of the border at around 8:30 pm Sunday. The shooting occurred as an Israeli IDF patrol jeep was driving along a road near the town of Naqora, a site located along the so-called" blue line," the unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon.
Sources from both Israel and Lebanon say the first shots were fired from the Lebanese side of the border. Israeli troops returned fire. Reports claim the Lebanese military has confirmed one of its soldiers is missing and is a suspect in the incident.
IDF troops returned fire and offered first aid to the Israeli soldier hit by sniper gunfire, but the man, identified in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as 31 year-old Master Sgt. Sholmi Cohen, died after being transported to hospital.
The area where the shooting occurred has not seen significant flare-ups of violence for some three years and initially, Israeli authorities believed the shooting could have been a diversion to allow militants to slip into Israel. IDF helicopters dropped flares over the area, but no infiltrates were seen.
The United Nations has called on all sides to exercise restraint, but a senior Israeli officer told reporters that Israel reserves the right to respond in its own way and said the military is contemplating its options.
Both Israel and Lebanon are investigating the shooting, but both sides say they do not believe the militant group Hezbollah was involved in Sunday's shooting.
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