Israeli military claims it is not targeting Lebanese army

The Israeli military has claimed its troops are not targeting the Lebanese army despite killing at least four Lebanese soldiers in two different attacks in the last 24 hours.

“We emphasise that the [Israeli army] is operating precisely against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation and is not operating against the Lebanon Armed Forces,” the military told AFP news agency in a statement.

Forty two Lebanese soldiers have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023.