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Army says Lebanese man stole rifle magazine from soldier during border altercation

By Emanuel Fabian 7 March 2023, 7:37 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.

Israeli soldiers, Lebanese soldiers, and UNIFIL troops inspect IDF engineering work on the border between Israel and Lebanon, January 19, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli soldiers, Lebanese soldiers, and UNIFIL troops inspect IDF engineering work on the border between Israel and Lebanon, January 19, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Israel Defense Forces say a Lebanese man stole a magazine from a soldier’s gun during an altercation on the northern frontier.

According to the IDF, dozens of people gathered as troops conducted engineering operations along the border.

“During the gathering, a Lebanese who approached the force took a magazine from an IDF soldier’s weapon,” the military says.

The incident is under investigation.