Deadly Israel-Lebanon border clash

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Three Lebanese soldiers and a journalist died under Israeli fire, unnamed Lebanese officials said, after Israeli troops crossed the border.

Israel said two of its soldiers had been shot in a buffer zone, but that troops had remained on its side.

Israel's foreign ministry warned Lebanon of "consequences" if violence continued.

"Israel views the Lebanese government as responsible for this serious incident," a ministry statement said.

The clash is the most serious incident since a 2006 conflict between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah militants.

The UN peacekeeping force stationed in southern Lebanon has urged both sides to show "maximum restraint" following the clash.

In a statement, Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri condemned Israeli "aggression" and said Lebanese sovereignty had been violated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10851692

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1. If you are able to do so

then follow Tim Marshall's twits whatever - he's Sky News' Foreign Correspondent. His ID is ITwitius He's reporting from Jerusalem live.

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2. Thanks!

Will check it out.

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3. Update: Israeli officer killed in clash on Israel-Lebanon border

One Israeli officer was killed during clashes between Israel and the Lebanese army along the border on Tuesday. 45-year-old Lt. Col. Dov Harari, from Netanya, was a reserves battalion commander in the engineering corps.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israeli-officer-killed-in-clash-on-israel-lebanon-border-1.305791

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4. BBC video report

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10860145