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| An Israeli soldier has been killed by a Lebanese army sniper from across the border, the Israeli military has said. | An Israeli soldier has been killed by a Lebanese army sniper from across the border, the Israeli military has said. |
| Israel says the sniper fired up to seven shots, hitting 31-year-old Shlomi Cohen in his vehicle. He was taken to hospital but died from his injuries. | |
| The incident happened near the border crossing at Rosh Hanikra. | The incident happened near the border crossing at Rosh Hanikra. |
| Spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said Israel had "protested this outrageous breach of Israel's sovereignty" to the UN's border peacekeeping force Unifil. | Spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said Israel had "protested this outrageous breach of Israel's sovereignty" to the UN's border peacekeeping force Unifil. |
| "We will not tolerate aggression against the State of Israel, and maintain the right to exercise self-defence against perpetrators of attacks against Israel and its civilians," Col Lerner said. | "We will not tolerate aggression against the State of Israel, and maintain the right to exercise self-defence against perpetrators of attacks against Israel and its civilians," Col Lerner said. |
| Unifil said it had been informed about a "serious incident". | Unifil said it had been informed about a "serious incident". |
| The force's spokesman Andrea Tenenti said the shooting happened "on the Israeli side of the Blue Line", referring to a UN-drawn line demarcating the border between the two countries. | The force's spokesman Andrea Tenenti said the shooting happened "on the Israeli side of the Blue Line", referring to a UN-drawn line demarcating the border between the two countries. |
| Lebanese sources say they have lost contact with one of their soldiers. | Lebanese sources say they have lost contact with one of their soldiers. |
| Eyewitnesses reported seeing Israeli helicopters flying over southern Lebanon, and that flares were fired in the area for illumination, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported. | Eyewitnesses reported seeing Israeli helicopters flying over southern Lebanon, and that flares were fired in the area for illumination, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported. |
| The Lebanese army is now reportedly on high alert in the area. There has been sporadic cross-border violence since 2006, when Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah fought a month-long war. | The Lebanese army is now reportedly on high alert in the area. There has been sporadic cross-border violence since 2006, when Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah fought a month-long war. |
| In the most serious incident, an Israeli officer was shot dead in 2010 by a Lebanese sniper, sparking clashes in which three Lebanese soldiers were killed. | In the most serious incident, an Israeli officer was shot dead in 2010 by a Lebanese sniper, sparking clashes in which three Lebanese soldiers were killed. |
| Hezbollah, which has been pre-occupied by the conflict in Syria, does not appear to be involved in Sunday's attack, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Jerusalem. | Hezbollah, which has been pre-occupied by the conflict in Syria, does not appear to be involved in Sunday's attack, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Jerusalem. |