Hanikra border clash

2013 Israel–Lebanon border clash Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict Date December 15, 2013 Location Rosh Hanikra, Israel Result Fighting subsided; Lebanese marksmen prosecuted for disobeying orders Belligerents  Israel  Lebanon Units involved Israel Defense Forces Lebanese Armed Forces Casualties and losses 1 killed[1] 1 wounded

Israeli–Lebanese conflict Timeline Rocket attacks on Israel Incursions into Lebanon Conflicts 1968-82 Palestinian Insurgency 1978 Conflict 1982-85 War 1985-2000 Conflict 2000-2006 Shebaa Farms 2006 War 2010 Kfar Kila 2013 Hanikra 2015 Sheeba Farms

The Hanikra border clash was the shooting death of an Israeli soldier and subsequent counter-attack that ensued wounding a Lebanese soldier. The incident took place in the Rosh Hankira, known as HaKira locality kibbutz on the Lebanese-Israeli border.^[2] According to Lebanese authorities the soldier who shot and killed the IDF servicemen acted independently without orders to shoot.^[3] This was listed as the first deadly encounter between both sides since 2010.

On 15 December 2013, around 8:30 pm, Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Master Sergeant Shlomi Cohen, 31,^[1] was shot dead by a Lebanese army sniper while driving solo a military vehicle between the Rosh HaKira border crossing outpost.^[4] The bullets struck him and his jeep 6-7 times on the Israeli side of the fenced Blue Line.^[1]

A few hours following Sergeant Cohen's death, a quick response was initiated by the IDF in the area. Two Lebanese soldiers were fired upon based on "suspicious activities" at the scene of the border shooting, wounding a Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) soldier.^[1]

Aftermath

The LAF sniper marksmen responsible for the killing was detained by Lebanese authorities who admitted the soldier of disobeying orders to engage. According to the Lebanese PM Najib Mikati the soldier will be held accountable for his actions.^[5]

References

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1. ↑ "BBC News - Troops shot on Israel-Lebanon border". BBC News. Retrieved 6 February 2015. 
2. ↑ "BBC News - Troops shot on Israel-Lebanon border". BBC News. Retrieved 6 February 2015. 
3. ↑ "BBC News - Troops shot on Israel-Lebanon border". BBC News. Retrieved 6 February 2015. 
4. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25399340
5. ↑ http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/12/18/lebanese-shooter-who-killed-idf-soldier-detained/