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A Lebanese man has been shot dead and another wounded in south Lebanon by Israel forces, Lebanese security sources have said. | A Lebanese man has been shot dead and another wounded in south Lebanon by Israel forces, Lebanese security sources have said. |
The incident happened near the divided border village of Ghajar. | |
Israeli and Lebanese officials said the shooting was believed to be connected to drug-smuggling rather than fighting with militants. | |
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have been high since the end of the war with Lebanon-based Hezbollah in 2006. | Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have been high since the end of the war with Lebanon-based Hezbollah in 2006. |
Ghajar is located on the edge of the contested Shebaa Farms region of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. |