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Last update - 20:02 04/08/2006 Three soldiers killed in south Lebanon clashes By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies An Israel Defense Forces officer and two soldiers were killed and six others hurt in the fighting with Hezbollah guerillas on Friday as Israel continued its ground forces campaign in South Lebanon. The officer and two soldiers were killed in fierce gunbattles in the village of Markaba. Golani Brigade infantrymen were marching near the village when an anti-tank missile was launched at the force. Since the outbreak of hostilities, 44 IDF soldiers have been killed fighting Hezbollah guerillas. Two other soldiers were wounded, one seriously and the other lightly. They were evacuated to the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and Sieff Hospital in Safed respectively. The funeral of one of the dead soldiers, Staff Sergeant Daniel Shiran, 20, of Haifa, was held Friday afternoon. The other felled soldier has been identified as Staff Sergeant Omri Haim Almakeis-Yakobovitch, 20, a native of Ramle. He will be laid to rest Sunday afternoon. In a separate incident, an armor corps soldier was seriously hurt and another was lightly wounded near the South Lebanon village of Taibeh. They were hurt by an anti-tank missile Hezbollah fired at the tank in which the soldiers were driving. Two other soldiers were wounded predawn Friday, one moderately and the other lightly, in gunbattles with Hezbollah in the same area. Five Hezbollah gunmen were killed in the exchange of fire. IDF troops were trading heavy fire with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. On Thursday, four IDF soldiers were killed in combat with Hezbollah. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
