UNIFIL releases findings of IDF-Lebanon border clash

by tikun | August 25, 2010 at 12:02 pm
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UNIFIL report has established that Israeli forces did NOT cross the border when fixing the fence with Lebanon contrary to Lebanese claims. An Israeli soldier was killed and one seriously hurt during the incident.

From the Jerusalem Post:

Report says Israel did not cross the Blue Line int'l border as the Lebanese had claimed to justify their decision to open fire on IDF soldiers; IDF, LAF fully cooperative in probe.
UNIFIL released its findings Wednesday of its investigation into the shooting incident earlier this month between the IDF and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) along the northern border which ended in the death of IDF reserve battalion commander Lt.-Col. Dov Harari.

UNIFIL said Wednesday that the findings of the investigation confirmed the peace keeping forces' preliminary conclusion that the Israeli forces did not cross the Blue Line international border as the Lebanese had claimed to justify their decision to open fire at Harari and soldiers from his battalion.
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