An Israeli patrol on Sunday opened fire at a shepherd in southeastern Lebanon along the border line and kidnapped him according to Lebanese media sources.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that an Israeli army patrol on Sunday shot and wounded Syrian shepherd Mohammed Noureddine Abdul Azim in the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Kfarshouba before abducting him into occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli army meanwhile claimed that troops spotted a suspect who crossed the border line from Lebanon into Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and opened fire at him.
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the injured man was evacuated by a helicopter to a hospital in Haifa for treatment. His injury was described as moderate to serious.
It added that an investigation has been opened into the incident by the Israeli army.
