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Conflict Incident Report
Shepherd survives Israeli fire in Shebaa’s As-Shahal Al-Gharbi axis
Date of incident:
June 14, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
A patrol of the Israeli Army fired machine-gun shots at cattle herder, Maher Hamdan, while he wandered in As-Sahal Al-Gharbi area in Shebaa. The shepherd survived miraculously, and the incident is being handled by the Lebanese Army and the UNIFIL.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary):
Border conflicts (Israeli border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts instigated by Israeli intrusions on Lebanese national territories, airspace, and territorial waters. While there currently is no Israeli military occupation on Lebanese soil, these events are classified as violations of Lebanese sovereignty and are indicative of the continuous tensions between Lebanon and Israel.
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