مجلس الامن يدعو اسرائيل ولبنان الى الهدوء بعد مقتل جندي اسرائيلي على الحدود

Reports are being floated that the shooting was done very close range, using a pistol rather than a machine gun. Furthermore it is said that the Lebanese soldier comes from the Baalbeck area. The whole matter is about a drugs deal gone wrong, the Israeli owed previous money to the Lebanese soldier who refused to pay his debt, it was then that the Lebanese soldier shot the Israeli. But please don't take my word for it, I am just trying to reflect something now looking very persistent, otherwise why are things being kept so muted. Whatever it may be, this version of the story contradicts the published version of an Israeli soldier shot in his vehicle whilst on patrol. I hope that we will get to know soon.

Personally I am inclined to doubt the official version. First, we all know that Israeli patrol vehicles are armoured built bullet proof, thus can withstand most known bullets. Then it is Winter, currently the region is going through extreme weather, so in most cases the slain Israeli soldier was in all probabilities not inside his vehicle and therefore unprotected. If in case he was inside the vehicle, then most probably he would have survived any such attack. If the Lebanese side wanted to use high calibre rifles, then it would be easy to detect in any case. Under the circumstances, I am inclined to believe the close contact version, under which the Israeli soldier was shot at very close range, by a small handgun. But let the official version confirm this.

Israel did not randomly bomb Lebanon. Lebanon initiated the cinflict by attacking Israel, killing several of its soldiers and taking sesveral others hostage. Lebanon would certainly regard such an action as an act of war. Also, Lebanon fired many rockets at Israel.