{"id":2372816,"date":"2024-11-24T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebanese-army-soldier-killed-and-18-wounded-in-israeli-strike-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T11:56:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T16:56:24","slug":"lebanese-army-soldier-killed-and-18-wounded-in-israeli-strike-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebanese-army-soldier-killed-and-18-wounded-in-israeli-strike-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese army soldier killed and 18 wounded in Israeli strike &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flebanese-army-soldier-killed-and-18-wounded-in-israeli-strike-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Lebanese army\u2064 soldier was killed and 18 others were injured due \u2064to\u2063 an Israeli \u200dartillery strike on a\u2062 military checkpoint in Lebanon.\u2062 The Lebanese Armed Forces confirmed these casualties and noted that some injuries were serious. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utterly-breathtaking-yahoo-news-reporter-compares-covering-trump-to-fighting-d-day\/\" title=\"\u2018Utterly Breathtaking\u2019: Yahoo News Reporter Compares Covering Trump To Fighting D-Day\">dead soldier<\/a> was identified as First Assistant Diab Muhammad Jaafar, and substantial damage \u2064was reported at the Al-Amiriya \u2062army centre. <\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military later \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-oust-rep-greene-from-two-committees\/\" title=\"House votes to oust Rep. Greene from two committees\">expressed regret<\/a> over the incident, stating that it occurred in a conflict area targeting Hezbollah rather than the Lebanese Army. Despite the\u2064 apology, the Lebanese government condemned the strike. Prime Minister Najib Mikati described the attack as a &#8220;bloody message&#8221; from Israel, undermining efforts to \u200cstabilize the region \u200dand uphold UN\u2062 resolution 1701, which mandates that the Lebanese Army be the sole military force in southern Lebanon. <\/p>\n<p>Since the escalation in hostilities in October 2023, the \u200bIDF has acknowledged the unintentional killing \u200bof at\u2064 least 40 Lebanese\u2062 soldiers during operations, frequently followed by apologies. The Lebanese Army faces \u200csignificant challenges,\u2063 exacerbated\u2063 by the dominance of Hezbollah in\u2063 the country and recent economic crises.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lebanese army soldier killed and 18 wounded in Israeli strike<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1775026\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lebanese\">Lebanese<\/a> army soldier was killed, and 18 others were wounded after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Israel<\/a> shelled a checkpoint in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lebanese\">Middle Eastern<\/a> country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The casualties were announced by the Lebanese Armed Forces in a post on X, which added that several of the injured were seriously wounded. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaarrrggghhh-washpost-writer-triggered-by-tampa-bay-team-name-buccaneers\/\" title=\"Aaarrrggghhh! WashPost Writer Triggered By Tampa Bay Team Name \u2018Buccaneers\u2019\">army center<\/a> at Al-Amiriya sustained serious damage as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lebanese army soldiers stand next of a destroyed car at the site of Monday&rsquo;s Israeli airstrike in Aito village, north Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The dead soldier was identified as First Assistant Diab Muhammad Jaafar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">&#1578;&#1606;&#1593;&#1609; &#1602;&#1610;&#1575;&#1583;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1580;&#1610;&#1588; &ndash; &#1605;&#1583;&#1610;&#1585;&#1610;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1578;&#1608;&#1580;&#1610;&#1607; &#1575;&#1604;&#1605;&#1593;&#1575;&#1608;&#1606; &#1575;&#1604;&#1571;&#1608;&#1604; &#1575;&#1604;&#1588;&#1607;&#1610;&#1583; &#1583;&#1610;&#1575;&#1576; &#1605;&#1581;&#1605;&#1583; &#1580;&#1593;&#1601;&#1585; &#1575;&#1604;&#1584;&#1610; &#1575;&#1587;&#1578;&#1588;&#1607;&#1583; &#1576;&#1578;&#1575;&#1585;&#1610;&#1582; &#1634;&#1632;&#1634;&#1636;\/&#1633;&#1633;\/&#1634;&#1636; &#1605;&#1606; &#1580;&#1585;&#1575;&#1569; &#1575;&#1587;&#1578;&#1607;&#1583;&#1575;&#1601; &#1575;&#1604;&#1593;&#1583;&#1608; &#1575;&#1604;&#1573;&#1587;&#1585;&#1575;&#1574;&#1610;&#1604;&#1610; &#1605;&#1585;&#1603;&#1586;&#1611;&#1575; &#1604;&#1604;&#1580;&#1610;&#1588; &#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1576;&#1606;&#1575;&#1606;&#1610; &#1601;&#1610; &#1576;&#1604;&#1583;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1593;&#1575;&#1605;&#1585;&#1610;&#1577; &ndash; &#1575;&#1604;&#1580;&#1606;&#1608;&#1576;.<br \/>&#1608;&#1601;&#1610; &#1605;&#1575; &#1610;&#1604;&#1610; &#1606;&#1576;&#1584;&#1577; &#1593;&#1606; &#1581;&#1610;&#1575;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1588;&#1607;&#1610;&#1583;:<br \/>&ndash; &#1605;&#1606; &#1605;&#1608;&#1575;&#1604;&#1610;&#1583; &#1777;&#1785;&#1640;&#1634;\/&#1633;\/&#1634;&#1637; &#1576;&#1610;&#1578; &#1610;&#1608;&#1606;&#1587; &ndash; &#1593;&#1603;&#1575;&#1585;.<br \/>&ndash; &#1578;&#1591;&#1608;&#1593; &#1601;&#1610; &#1575;&#1604;&#1580;&#1610;&#1588; &#1576;&#1589;&#1601;&#1577; &#1580;&#1606;&#1583;&#1610;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eX8NDoNmHt\">pic.twitter.com\/eX8NDoNmHt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#1575;&#1604;&#1580;&#1610;&#1588; &#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1576;&#1606;&#1575;&#1606;&#1610; (@LebarmyOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LebarmyOfficial\/status\/1860671298164126168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Footage of the site of the attack showed several army vehicles destroyed or damaged, with flames engulfing the military base.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;URGENT&#128680;Israel just attacked a Lebanese military post in Amriyeh in Tyre, killing one LAF soldier &amp; injuring 18 others, some in serious conditions. <br \/>The entity is targeting the actual army it demands to deploy  extend &amp; control the area south of the Litani River. One of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JYNxrQdaTN\">pic.twitter.com\/JYNxrQdaTN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HalaJaber\/status\/1860631935149588539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces were quick to apologize for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The incident took place in an area where fighting is ongoing against the Hezbollah terror organization,&rdquo; the IDF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/idf-apologizes-for-deadly-strike-on-lebanese-army-post-in-al-amiriya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a statement to <em>The Times of Israel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3177509\/what-maga-gop-will-look-like-post-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT MAGA AND THE GOP WILL LOOK LIKE IN A POST-TRUMP ERA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The IDF regrets the incident and clarifies that it is fighting in a targeted manner against the Hezbollah terror organization, and not against the Lebanese Army,&rdquo; it added, saying that the incident was under further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese government expressed outrage over the incident, condemning Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Lebanon&rsquo;s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/lebanon-army-1-soldier-killed-18-hurt-in-idf-strike-lebanese-pm-direct-bloody-message-from-israel-on-ceasefire-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> that Israel sent &ldquo;a direct and bloody message rejecting all efforts to reach a ceasefire, to bolster the Lebanese army&rsquo;s presence in the south, and to implement UN resolution 1701,&rdquo; a resolution which calls for the LAF to be the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-days-in-january-all-living-former-secretaries-of-defense-warn-trump-over-election-fight\/\" title=\"Seven Days in January? All Living Former Secretaries of Defense Warn Trump Over Election Fight\">armed force<\/a> in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This aggression is a matter for the international community, which is silent about what is happening to Lebanon,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of hostilities in Lebanon in October 2023, at least 40 Lebanese soldiers have reportedly been killed in strikes by the IDF. The deaths have been acknowledged by the IDF as accidents, usually quickly followed by an apology.<\/p>\n<p>The LAF holds a unique position in the current war in Lebanon. Following the conclusion of the country&rsquo;s civil war in 1990, Hezbollah quickly emerged as the dominant force in Lebanon, vastly outgunning the LAF and leaving large swathes of the country under de facto Hezbollah control. The LAF was further crippled by the 2019 economic crisis, being reduced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/340194\/lebanons-struggling-army-resorts-to-offering-helicopter-joyrides-to-tourists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"offering helicopter joy rides\">offering helicopter joy rides<\/a> for tourists to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p>The LAF maintained its neutrality throughout the intense Israeli air campaign and ground invasion, unable to take on the IDF or Hezbollah. Its activities in the war have been limited to patrols and the maintenance of military bases, occasionally being caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Retired Lebanese General Hicham Jaber <a href=\"https:\/\/international.la-croix.com\/world\/middle-east-war-leaves-lebanese-army-functioning-as-large-police-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> <em>La Croix International <\/em>in October that the LAF has been reduced to a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">large police force&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that &ldquo;controls the borders and must maintain civil peace.&rdquo; It lacks any modern heavy weapons, as the U.S. has pressured Lebanon not to accept any from Russia or Iran while denying to send any of its own.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched its fourth invasion of Lebanon in 50 years in October after Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel in support of Hamas in Gaza. More than 3,000 people have been killed in the fighting, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, with over one million Lebanese and 60,000 Israelis displaced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1775026\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1775026\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli strike kills one Lebanese soldier, injures 18 others<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2372817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lebanese-Army.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13980,41909,45611,39864],"class_list":["post-2372816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-casualties","tag-israeli-strike","tag-lebanese-army","tag-military-conflict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lebanese-Army.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372816"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372820,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372816\/revisions\/2372820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}