The IDF killed a Hezbollah terrorist after being shot at while conducting a search of a structure where an IDF soldier was injured last week, the military announced on Wednesday.
Although no soldiers were wounded in the attack in Bint Jbeil, a military dog was shot and killed before his handler returned fire.
Army Radio later revealed that the story released by the IDF had been inaccurate.
According to soldiers who had been present at the scene, Army Radio reported, the terrorist had first been wounded by the IDF, who then attempted to negotiate with the terrorist to get him to exit the structure.
The terrorist had refused, and when he moved toward his weapon, one of the soldiers shot him.
"Following a statement released earlier today (Wednesday), the IDF is investigating all the details of the incident, including the manner in which the terrorist was eliminated," an IDF spokesperson stated in response to Army Radio.
"The matter will be investigated and lessons will be learned. At the end of the investigation, the IDF will present the findings transparently. To the extent that a mistake was made, it was a bona fide human error."
Additionally, Border Police officers operating in the Jerusalem area detained a terrorist brandishing a knife and throwing stones at security forces from the direction of Bethlehem, Israel Police confirmed.
While officers worked according to protocol to arrest the terrorist, the suspect continued to pose a threat, leading officers to fire at his lower body.
The suspect was then arrested and taken in for further questioning.
One of multiple West Bank terrorism incidents in recent days
On Tuesday night, the IDF confirmed it was investigating reports of gunfire near Kiryat Arba, close to Hebron, according to a statement from the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit on Wednesday morning.
Troops found a bullet that had struck a building in the area and began conducting searches to determine the circumstances of the incident and locate possible threats.