3 Lebanese troops among dead in clashes with Israeli troops in Bekaa Valley

Three Lebanese troops were killed in an Israeli military operation to gather information on a pilot who has been missing in Lebanon for almost 40 years, Lebanon’s military said Saturday.

The military said Israeli helicopters landed in the eastern town of Nabi Shit, triggering fighting when residents clashed with Israeli troops.

It was not immediately clear whether the troops were among 16 dead reported earlier by the Health Ministry.