Four IDF soldiers, including two officers, were injured in a clash with a Hezbollah gunman in southern Lebanon last night, the military says.
A combat officer was moderately hurt in the incident, and another officer and the two soldiers were lightly hurt, the IDF says.
They were taken to the hospital for treatment, and their families were notified.
According to an IDF probe of the incident, at around 10 p.m. last night in the Beit Yahoun area, a Hezbollah operative who was hiding in a building threw a grenade at Israeli troops, causing the injuries.
Within a few minutes, the forces returned fire, killing the operative, the probe finds.
The IDF also struck several Hezbollah sites in the area with artillery and airstrikes following the attack.
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