Hezbollah claims rocket that killed one Israeli as army demolishes houses

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On Sunday, an Israeli civilian was killed near the Lebanese border, with initial reports indicating a rocket from Lebanon was the cause. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for an attack on Israeli soldiers in the same area. However, the Israeli military is investigating the possibility that the fatal fire originated from its own forces. In response, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the destruction of bridges over Lebanon's Litani River, alleging their use by Hezbollah, and an increase in the demolition of houses. The investigation is ongoing to determine the precise cause of the civilian's death.

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The Israeli Defence Minister ordered to step up the demolition of houses.

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Israeli Defence Minister ordered the destruction of more bridges over Lebanon’s Litani River.

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The Israeli army is investigating whether its own fire killed the Israeli civilian.

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Israeli emergency workers said a man was killed by a rocket from Lebanon.

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Hezbollah claimed an attack in the same area where an Israeli civilian was killed.

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Israel’s military said it was investigating whether its own fire killed an Israeli civilian near the Lebanese border on Sunday, after Hezbollah claimed an attack in the same area.Israeli emergency workers said earlier on Sunday that a man was killed in a “direct hit” on his car by a rocket from Lebanon.Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said after the incident that its fighters had attacked Israeli soldiers in the same area.But the Israeli army later said it was “conducting a comprehensive investigation” into the death.“The possibility that the incident involved fire originating from IDF soldiers is being examined,” the military said in a statement.Israeli Defence Minister Israel-katz" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="4249" data-entity-type="person">Israel Katz said the army had been ordered to destroy more bridges over Lebanon’s Litani River that are allegedly being used by Hezbollah in the country’s south, and to step up the demolition of houses.

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