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Israel says four soldiers killed as army pushes deeper into south Lebanon

Al Jazeera · · 531 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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“Israel says four soldiers killed as army pushes deeper into south Lebanon”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel reported four soldiers killed and two injured in southern Lebanon combat
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-indonesia-calls-for-un-meetin…
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“The Israeli military has said four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon lasted for eighteen years, from 1982 until 2000. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon in response to attacks from southern Lebanon by Palestinian militants. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_Southern…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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“An army statement on Tuesday named three soldiers from the same battalion who 'fell during combat'”
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“In a separate statement, it said another soldier had been killed in the same incident and two others wounded, without naming them”
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“Ten Israeli soldiers have been reported killed since fighting between Israel and Hezbollah flared up on March 2”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Lebanon war covers the period from 2 March 2026, when Hezbollah fired projectiles towards Israel from Lebanon following the start of the 2026 Iran war, to the present.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Lebanon_w…
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“More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Public Health (Arabic: وزارة الصحّة العامة) is a ministry of the government of the Republic of Lebanon. As of 2025, the Minister of Health is Rakan Nassereddine. The ministry's Departm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Public_Health_(Leb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lebanese Civil Defense officially known as the General Directorate of the Lebanese Civil Defense is a public emergency medical service of Lebanon that carries out patient transportation, search an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Civil_Defense
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“More than a million displaced”
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“Two peacekeepers were killed 'when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle' near Bani Haiyyan”
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“Another peacekeeper was killed by a projectile on Sunday near Aadchit el-Qsair”
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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to expand its invasion in southern Lebanon”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Netanyahu orders military to expand invasion of southern Lebanon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/29/netanyahu-announces…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli invasion into Lebanon
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/30/netanyahu…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military 'to further expand the existing security zone' as his country continues its ground invasion of its northern neighbour.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/30/trump-says-deal-could-be…
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“Israel’s far-right ministers have urged Netanyahu to annex southern Lebanon”
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“The Israel Hayom newspaper reported Netanyahu told senior US officials any future agreement with Tehran would not stop Israel’s war in Lebanon”
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“Israel’s far-right Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich said the war in Lebanon 'needs to end with a different reality entirely'”
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