Israeli occupation army announced on Tuesday four of its soldiers were killed and two others wounded during a clash with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Monday.
Three of the slain soldiers were named while the fourth soldier’s name was set to be released later, Israeli media reported, citing the occupation army.
According to an Israeli military probe of the incident, during operations in the western sector of southern Lebanon at around 18:30 on Monday, troops of the Nahal Reconnaissance Unit spotted a cell of Hezbollah fighters.
The soldiers exchanged fire with the Hezbollah operatives from a close range, hitting several of them, the Israeli military claimed.
“While evacuating the wounded soldiers from the gun battle, Hezbollah operatives fired an anti-tank missile at the troops, which did not cause any further injuries, according to the probe.”
Monday was considered hard day for the Israeli army as Hezbollah fighters inflicted heavy losses upon its forces across several axes of advance in southern Lebanon.
Source: Israeli media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)