Foolestroupe, I was afraid no one would fall for the gullible joke.
Not only did you oblige, but you then compounded it by accepting without question the Lebanese version of the recent clash.

Israel and Lebanon both agree that Lebanese troops fired first.
Lebanon said they fired because Israelis crossed the border.

The UN peacekeepers were very quickly on the scene.
The border is fenced.
They say there was absolutely no evidence of an Israeli incursion across the border.

Re the WP smoke deployment.
The munitions are vey dangerous and can and did cause some casualties, but they are not designed to cause casualties, are legal and most armed forces use them.
No evidence has been produced that civillians were targeted.
The smoke was deployed to screen troops from their enemies.
I think they should have accepted the risk to their troops rather than put civilians at risk, but I do not have a son in the IDF.