Three terrorists were killed in a clash with an Israel Defense Force patrol in the eastern sector of the south Lebanon security zone Wednesday night, an IDF spokesman reported. There were no IDF casualties.
The spokesman said the clash occurred at midnight when an IDF force encountered the terrorists north of Hetzbayeh village on the security zone border. Personal weapons and combat materiel were found on the bodies.
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