BEIRUT: Two Lebanese soldiers were killed and three others were wounded Sunday in the northeast region of Hermel while pursuing a stolen vehicle, the army said.
The army patrol giving chase “was ambushed and came under fire,” a statement said.
It said one gunman was killed and the driver of the vehicle was arrested, without providing additional details.
Lebanon’s prime minister Hassan Diab condemned the ambush, saying an attack on the army is an attack on all Lebanese.
“What is required at this moment is to speed up the arrest of the attackers,” he said, without identifying those responsible, in a statement carried by state-run National News agency.
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Two Lebanese soldiers killed in ‘ambush’: army
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Two Lebanese soldiers killed in ‘ambush’: army
- The soldiers were pursuing a stolen vehicle
- Lebanon’s premier Hassan Diab condemned the ambush
Palestinian factions offer support for Gaza technocratic committee
- Palestinian National Transitional Committee to administer Gaza backed by presidency along with Hamas and Islamic Jihad
CAIRO: The majority of Palestinian factions and the presidency offered their support for the Palestinian technocratic committee meant to govern Gaza, after mediator Egypt announced on Wednesday that all parties had agreed on its members.
In a statement, Palestinian factions including Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they had agreed “to support the mediators’ efforts in forming the Palestinian National Transitional Committee to administer the Gaza Strip, while providing the appropriate environment” for it to begin its work.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian presidency also announced its support in official media, with a source from the office telling AFP the statement “reflects the position of the Fatah movement because President (Mahmud) Abbas is also the head of Fatah.”
In a statement, Palestinian factions including Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they had agreed “to support the mediators’ efforts in forming the Palestinian National Transitional Committee to administer the Gaza Strip, while providing the appropriate environment” for it to begin its work.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian presidency also announced its support in official media, with a source from the office telling AFP the statement “reflects the position of the Fatah movement because President (Mahmud) Abbas is also the head of Fatah.”
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