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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 23Israeli Soldiers Kill 2 in Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah, IDF Clash Over Victims
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 23Summary
- Two people were killed in southern Lebanon after Israeli soldiers opened fire, according to the latest accounts from both sides.
- Hezbollah said the troops targeted a group of civilians, framing the incident as an attack on noncombatants.
- The Israel Defense Forces said on Telegram that its soldiers struck “armed terrorists” who posed an immediate threat to Israeli troops.
- The conflicting claims leave the identities of the two dead at the center of the latest cross-border dispute.
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