Washington urges Israel to ensure safety of Lebanese military after Sunday’s fatal strike

Reporting on three Lebanese soldiers being killed by Israeli fire during the IDF operation inside Lebanon, Imran Khan of Al Jazeera describes it as “a very serious incident for the Lebanese army.”

Reporting from Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, he writes:

Since 29 September, a total of 13 Lebanese soldiers have been killed. The Lebanese army is not fighting the Israelis in these cases. What they are doing is providing support services for the Civil Defence or the emergency services. They are trying to help the civilian population and it is in that role that they have been attacked.

IDF troops continue their limited, localised, targeted ground raids against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in southern Lebanon. Over the past day, the troops eliminated dozens of terrorists and the IAF [Israel’s air force] struck over 160 Hezbollah terror targets, including launchers and terrorist infrastructure sites throughout Lebanon.

In addition, the troops located living quarters belonging to Hezbollah terrorists, as well as dozens of weapons, including AK-47s and shoulder-fired missiles that were located inside a house in southern Lebanon.