Hanikra border clash

2013 Israel–Lebanon border clash
Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon
Date December 15–16, 2013 Location Rosh Hanikra, Israel Result Fighting subsided Rogue Lebanese marksmen detained
Belligerents
Israel	Lebanon
Units involved
Israeli Defence Force	Lebanese Armed Forces
Casualties and losses
1 soldier killed 1 jeep damaged[1]	1 soldier wounded

The Hanikra border clash was the shooting death of an Israeli soldier and subsequent counter-attack that ensued, wounding a Lebanese soldier. The incident took place in the Rosh HaNikra (HaKira) locality kibbutz on the Lebanese-Israeli border.^[1] According to Lebanese authorities the soldier who shot and killed the IDF serviceman acted independently without orders to shoot.^[2] The shootout marked the first time an Israeli soldier died confronting Lebanese soldiers since the 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash.