A Israeli soldier has been shot dead in an exchange of fire across the tense Lebanon-Israeli border. Israeli troops came under fire from the Lebanese side of the border Monday evening, said Al jazeera's correspondent in Israel quoting local security sources. Two other soldiers were reportedly wounded. In a separate incident, a Lebanese boy was killed in unclear circumstances early Tuesday morning. Israel said Hezbollah fighters were responsible for the killing of its soldier. But the Lebanese resistance group has denied its forces were involved.
In response, Israeli troops returned fire and hit a bus travelling along a normally secure road near the border between the villages of Adayseh and Kfarkila, agencies reported. There were no casualties, Lebanese police said. |