The incident jarred the relatively stable standoff between Israel and Lebanon [Reuters]
Israeli and Lebanese Soldiers Trade Fire Near Border -- New York Times
JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers shot at two Lebanese soldiers across the Israeli-Lebanese border late Sunday, apparently killing one, hours after a sniper believed to be from the Lebanese Army shot and killed an Israeli soldier in the same area, Israeli military officials said on Monday. As a result Israeli forces were put on heightened alert along the tense but usually calm border.
The flare-up began at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday when the Israeli soldier, Master Sgt. Shlomi Cohen, 31, was shot and killed while driving in a military vehicle close to the border crossing of Rosh Hanikra, according to the Israeli military. Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported that Lebanese Army forces had fired at Israeli forces along the border near the Naqoura crossing.
Around midnight, Israeli forces were patrolling the area where the shooting had taken place and identified “suspicious movements,” said Lt. Libby Weiss, a spokeswoman for the Israeli military. She added that “due to the perceived threat” that they posed, the Israeli soldiers had fired “precise shots” at two suspects, who were believed to have been involved in the earlier shooting of Sergeant Cohen.
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More News On Yesterday's Israeli - Lebanese Border Clash
Israel army shoots 2 Lebanese after Israeli soldier killed -- FOX News/AP
Israeli, Lebanese, UN officers to meet after cross-border killing -- NBC
Israel, Lebanon, UN officers to meet after cross-border attacks -- Al Jazeera
Israel retaliates for killing of one of its soldiers near Lebanon border -- Middle East Online
Israel demands Lebanon account for border killing of soldier -- Washington Times
Israeli soldier killed by Lebanese sniper -- The Australian/AFP
Israel retaliates after soldier killed by Lebanese sniper -- AFP
Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation -- Al Jazeera
Israeli troops shoot two Lebanese soldiers after Israeli troop killed -- UPI
Israeli and Lebanese Soldiers Trade Cross Border Fire -- Foreign Policy
Restraint, not retaliation, after Israeli fatality on Lebanon border -- Christian Science Monitor
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