Four Lebanese Army soldiers have been killed in the conflict between the Hezbollah militia and Israel, and another 12 Lebanese soldiers have been killed while off duty, army sources told DPA.
Two soldiers were recently killed by Israeli fire while on duty at a military post in Kafra in the south of the country, the Lebanese army said.
The Lebanese army is seen as weak and under-resourced. The country is not directly involved in the conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, and has partially withdrawn from positions along the country’s southern border with Israel since Israel’s ground offensive began two weeks ago.
However, the army returned fire when one of its bases in Bint Jbeil in the south was attacked by Israel.