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Israel Military Says Friendly Fire Killed Civilian Near Lebanon Border

JERUSALEM, March ⁠23 (Reuters) – ⁠An ⁠Israeli civilian killed ​on Sunday ‌on the Lebanese ‌border ⁠dies ⁠as a result of friendly ​fire and not ​from a rocket ⁠attack from ⁠Hezbollah, ⁠the Israeli ​military said on Monday.

Initial ​findings ⁠indicate that the ⁠man, Ofer Moskowitz, was killed by ⁠artillery fire that was carried out to assist forces operating in southern ⁠Lebanon, the military said.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer; ​Editing by Toby ​Chopra)

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