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1 dead, 1 hurt on Israel-Lebanon border By SAM F. GHATTAS, Associated Press Writer
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli forces opened fire across the Lebanese border late Sunday, killing one person and wounding another, Lebanese security officials said, a rare shooting since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
The shooting occurred as the two were in Lebanese territory across from Israeli positions in the village of Ghajar, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The casualties were taken to a hospital in Marjayoun; officials there also confirmed they had received one body and another person who was wounded.
The circumstances of the shooting along the border were not clear. The area is suspected to be a trail for smugglers.
The Israeli military said soldiers came under fire in the border town of Ghajar, which is split between the two countries by a U.N.-demarcated line. The soldiers returned fire and identified a hit. There were no Israeli casualties.
Officials of the U.N. peacekeeping force, which is deployed in southern Lebanon along the border with Israel, had no immediate comment.
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli forces opened fire across the Lebanese border late Sunday, killing one person and wounding another, Lebanese security officials said, a rare shooting since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
The shooting occurred as the two were in Lebanese territory across from Israeli positions in the village of Ghajar, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The casualties were taken to a hospital in Marjayoun; officials there also confirmed they had received one body and another person who was wounded.
The circumstances of the shooting along the border were not clear. The area is suspected to be a trail for smugglers.
The Israeli military said soldiers came under fire in the border town of Ghajar, which is split between the two countries by a U.N.-demarcated line. The soldiers returned fire and identified a hit. There were no Israeli casualties.
Officials of the U.N. peacekeeping force, which is deployed in southern Lebanon along the border with Israel, had no immediate comment.