IDF says strike that allegedly wounded Lebanese soldier targeted suspicious vehicle

Following reports by the Lebanese army that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon wounded one of the country’s soldier earlier today, the IDF says it targeted a suspicious vehicle that had exited a Hezbollah site in the Nabatieh area.

According to the military, troops identified the vehicle “driving suspiciously” after it left the site, prompting a strike “to remove the threat.”

The IDF says it is aware of claims that a Lebanese soldier was wounded in the attack, and says that the incident is under investigation.

“The IDF emphasizes that it operates against the Hezbollah terror organization only, and not against the Lebanese army,” the military adds.

Earlier, Lebanon’s army said an Israeli strike targeted an army barracks in Nabatieh, moderately wounding a soldier.