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| IDF paratroopers kill three Hezbollah men in south Lebanon |
| 2006-08-21 |
| Israel Defense Forces paratroopers shot and killed three Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon on Monday evening, Al Arabiya television reported. "A force identified armed gunmen coming toward them in a threatening way," an IDF spokesman said. "The soldiers fired at them and identified three hits." The IDF did not immediately confirm whether or not the Hezbollah men were killed. The incident took place some four kilometers north of the border. Israel on Monday handed over to UN peacekeepers five Lebanese men who were captured during an Israel Defense Forces commando raid late on August 1 on the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, according to a peacekeeping official. At least 16 Lebanese were killed in the commando operation against what authorities in the Bekaa Valley city said was in Iranian-built hospital. Israel said the building was a Hezbollah base and claimed it captured five Hezbollah fighters and killed 10 guerrillas. The UN peacekeeping official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information, said the prisoners were returned to the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, just north of the Israeli border. |
| Posted by:Steve |