Lebanese soldier killed as army vehicle hits explosive in south Lebanon

July 18 (Reuters) - ‌A Lebanese ​soldier ​was killed and an officer and another soldier were ‌wounded when a suspicious object exploded ⁠in an army vehicle in the ‌southern Lebanese town of ‌Mansouri, the Lebanese army said on Saturday.

The Israeli military said on ​Saturday the vehicle had driven over an explosive device in the ⁠Al-Mansouri area, adding a review found the device ​did not belong to the Israeli military and was most ​likely placed there by ‌Hezbollah.

The Israeli military said its soldiers had not been ⁠present in the area recently and the Lebanese army vehicle had entered ⁠what it described as the security zone without ​prior coordination with Israel, as required under an existing coordination mechanism.

The Lebanese army ‌said it was continuing to investigate the incident and did ‌not provide further details.

(Reporting by ⁠Eman Abouhassira and ‌Hatem Maher; ​Writing by Enas Alashray; Editing by Alison Williams and Chris ‌Reese)

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