Israeli media say the military staged casualties in a cross-border skirmish with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week in what they are calling a 'deception campaign.'
Minutes after a Hezbollah anti-tank missile exploded on an Israeli army base, an Israeli military helicopter touched down and medics loaded a soldier on a stretcher aboard. By the time it landed at a Haifa helipad minutes later, TV cameramen were at the scene to film paramedics transferring the soldier into a waiting ambulance.
The Israeli military had confirmed"hits" in Hezbollah's attack, but was silent throughout the two-hour battle about whether there were any casualties. As part of the Israeli gambit, an army helicopter transported soldiers, bandaged and feigning bloody wounds, to Haifa, where paramedics loaded them into awaiting ambulances to the Rambam Medical Center. The hospital said it had released the soldiers, who were unharmed.
The military said it had not distributed any of the videos shown in Israeli media, but declined any further comment on the reported ruse.
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