Clashes in the border security zone of southern Lebanon continued to mount this week, with one gunman killed during an attack Wednesday on an outpost of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army.
A SLA soldier on guard alone at an outpost near Aramta, on the northern edge of the security zone, opened fire on a gang of armed men approaching his position, killing one of them and causing the rest to flee.
The dead man, found dressed in the uniform of the official Beirut-based Lebanese regular army, was carrying a large quantity of assault weapons and ammunition.
Military sources said it was rare for the gunman to be wearing a Lebanese army uniform.
Clashes in the security zone have flared up during the past few weeks as the militant Shi’ite Hezbollah organization has stepped up activities.
Last weekend, Hezbollah forces launched a barrage of rockets, some of which hit a kibbutz in northern Israel.
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