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The Israeli military announced on Monday that four reserve soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon in a suspected operational accident while inspecting a tunnel in the Labbouneh area.
The incident marks the first fatalities in the region since a cease-fire with Hezbollah was implemented 12 days ago.
The killed soldiers, all members of the 226th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade's 9263rd Battalion, have been identified as:
According to an initial investigation by the Israeli army, the soldiers were conducting an operation to inspect a tunnel when a cache of explosives stored in the area detonated.
While the cause of the blast remains under investigation, preliminary findings suggest it was not the result of a Hezbollah booby trap but may have been caused by explosives previously placed there by Israeli forces.
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