The Lebanese Armed Forces reported that five of its soldiers were lightly wounded by an Israeli strike in the town of Kafra, southern Lebanon, while they were escorting residents. An Israeli security source told N13/Army Radio that the IDF has no knowledge of a strike in that area, and that footage of the damaged vehicle does not appear to indicate a drone attack. The details are being examined.
The Lebanese Armed Forces reported shortly after 14:00 Jerusalem that five of its soldiers were lightly wounded by an Israeli strike while escorting residents in the southern town of Kafra, near Bint Jbeil. The claim was first reported by The Zioneer at 14:03.
Minutes later, an Israeli security source told N13/Army Radio that the IDF is not aware of any strike in that area. The source added that footage of the damaged vehicle does not appear to indicate a drone attack, and that the details are being reviewed by the military.
The incident comes amid ongoing IDF ground operations in southern Lebanon, where Lebanese army positions have occasionally been near strike zones targeting Hezbollah infrastructure. In a separate incident on June 20, a Lebanese soldier was killed in a drone strike near Nabatieh, as The Zioneer reported. The IDF has not issued an official statement on the Kafra report.
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