IDF issues rare apology after strike kills Lebanese soldier

6 December 2023, 12:47 am

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A picture taken from the Israeli side of border with Lebanon shows Israeli shelling around the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab on December 5, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)

In a rare statement, the Israel Defense Forces expresses regret for killing a Lebanese soldier while carrying out a strike earlier today.

According to the army, Israeli forces “were working to neutralize a tangible threat that was identified” at a Hezbollah launch and observation post along the border.

“The IDF received a report that a number of soldiers in Lebanon’s army were injured during the attack. Lebanese army forces were not the target of the attack,” the statement says. “The IDF is sorry for the incident, and it will be investigated.”