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IDF Patrol Kills Infiltrator in South Lebanon Border Zone

December 1, 1988
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An Israel Defense Force patrol killed a member of the Shiite Amal militia Tuesday night in the southern Lebanon security zone.

He was the second infiltrator killed by the IDF since Sunday. Eight have been killed and three wounded and captured in the zone this month.

In the latest incident, Israeli soldiers opened fire on two infiltrators near Barashit village, killing one while the other fled.

Two Kalachnikov assault rifles were found near the dead man, along with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and grenades. Papers on the body identified him as a member of Amal.

The IDF and the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army jointly patrol the security zone to interdict terrorists attempting to infiltrate Israel.

According to the IDF, 46 Palestinian terrorist gangs have been encountered in the zone during the past three years.

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