Hanikra border clash

The Hanikra border clash was the shooting death of an Israeli soldier and subsequent counter-attack that ensued, wounding a Lebanese soldier. The incident took place in the Rosh HaNikra (HaKira) locality kibbutz on the Lebanese-Israeli border. According to Lebanese authorities the soldier who shot and killed the IDF serviceman acted independently without orders to shoot. The shootout marked the first time an Israeli soldier died confronting Lebanese soldiers since the 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash.

2013 Israel–Lebanon border clash

Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon
DateDecember 15–16, 2013
Location
Result Fighting subsided; rogue Lebanese marksmen detained
Belligerents
 Israel  Lebanon
Units involved
Israeli Defence Force Lebanese Armed Forces
Casualties and losses
1 soldier killed, 1 jeep damaged. 1 soldier wounded
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.