An Israeli paratroopers outpost in southern Lebanon was caught by surprise when a member of Hezbollah managed to enter the outpost. The Hezbollah gunman got into a fistfight with an Israeli soldier before escaping. A senior Israeli army official called for an inquiry into how the infiltration was allowed to happen.
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