An Israeli army sniper was credited with killing four Hezbollah militiamen in a clash on the Lebanese border. Cpl. David Markovitch fired at a Hezbollah rocket crew that stormed into the Israeli border town of Ghajar on Monday, killing three of the gunmen when their ordnance exploded and then shooting the fourth seconds later. Speaking to Israel Radio on Tuesday, the conscript described his success as a combination of professionalism and luck.
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