An Israeli soldier was killed Sunday in a shooting incident along the Israel-Lebanon border, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The soldier was treated at the scene, then evacuated to a hospital. He later died of his wounds.
Earlier Sunday, a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, had said that a “serious shooting incident” was taking place along the Israel-Lebanon border.
It was not immediately clear who was shooting at whom, Andrea Treneti said then. Commanders from both sides were talking to the head of the UNIFIL mission to establish what happened.
“We are urging restraint,” the spokesman said.
The soldier was shot while driving along the border near Rosh Hanikra, according to the IDF.
An initial inquiry confirmed the sniper is a member of the Lebanese Armed Forces, it said, adding further investigation is underway.
According to the Lebanese National News Agency, army troops opened fire on Israeli soldiers near the border, CNN informs.
