Israeli forces have reported that eight of its troops, including an army captain, were killed on Wednesday in clashes with Hezbollah fighters after crossing the border into Lebanon. The Israeli military initially reported that army captain Eitan Itzhak was “killed in action”, marking the first Israeli combat loss in its ground invasion in Lebanon. The army later announced that seven more soldiers had died. Pan-Arab media outlets, including The New Arab’s Arabic language edition Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reported a higher death toll of at least 11 soldiers killed and dozens more injured, including th…