Four Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others wounded Thursday in two roadside explosions in southern Lebanon near Marjayoun.
In addition, an officer with the Israel-allied South Lebanese Army and two Lebanese civilian journalists were also lightly hurt in the explosions.
The dead soldiers were identified as:
Lt. Col. Yoram Dahan, 32, Acre; Capt. Moshe Harosh, 23, Ashodod; Capt. Yitzhak Mizrahi, 21, Jerusalem; and Staff Sgt. Yitzhak Shapira, 21, netanya.
Israel Radio reported that the incident occurred when two Israelis convoys left Marjayoun for two separated destinations.
Shortly after, a roadside bomb went off near one of the convoys, lightly injuring two soldiers and lightly injuring the SLA officer and tow Lebanese civilians.
The second convoy heard the explosion and backtracked to see what had happened. Hezbollah gunmen then detonated a second bomb, killing four soldiers and wounding five others.
Of the seven wounded soldiers, one was in serious condition.
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