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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: August 2, 2006 |
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Israeli warplanes attacked a Lebanese army base in south Lebanon on Wednesday, killing one soldier and wounding two others, a security official said.
The official initially reported three soldiers were killed because all three were buried under the rubble and presumed dead. Hours later, two of the soldiers were retrieved alive, he said.
The jets fired two missiles on the base in the village of Sarba, in the Iqlim al Tuffah province, a highland region where Hezbollah is also believed to have offices and bases.
Wednesday's casualties bring to 26 the number of Lebanese army soldiers killed in Israeli airstrikes since the start of the Israeli offensive against Lebanon on July 12.
It was not clear what prompted Wednesday's airstrike on the army base.
The Lebanese army had on some occasions fired anti-aircraft rounds at raiding Israeli jets, until Israeli airstrikes destroyed most military radar stations. Israel also said there had been cases when the army aided Hezbollah troops.
The Lebanese government has said the army will fight if Israel launches a wide scale invasion of Lebanon. |
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