Two Lebanese army ​officers and a soldier were killed in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle in south Lebanon ‌on Saturday, the Lebanese army said, while the Israeli military said it was investigating the incident.

Axar.az informs, citing Reuters, the Israeli military said it targeted the vehicle after identifying what it described as a threat to its forces and receiving indications that Hezbollah was preparing to fire on ​Israeli troops from the area.

Israel's military said an initial inquiry indicated that two officers and a soldier ​in the Lebanese army were inside the vehicle when it was struck.

Lebanon's army said the ⁠strike happened on the Khardali-Nabatieh road, some 70 km (44 miles) south of Beirut.