An Israeli army spokeswoman told Xinhua that an army helicopter crashed yesterday in the Israeli side of the Israeli-Lebanese border, denying Hizbollah's claim that it was hit by the Lebanese guerrilla group.

The spokeswoman said the crash was due to technical false, and the helicopter didn't encounter any attack from the Lebanese Hizbollah.

The casualty in the crash was not immediately known, the spokeswoman said.

Doha-based al-Jazeera TV channel reported earlier that an Israeli army helicopter crashed Monday near the border with Lebanon as fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Lebanese Hezbollah entered 13th day.

Al-Jazeera said it had been carrying wounded soldiers.

Regarding the alleged killing of two Israeli soldiers, the spokeswoman told Xinhua that she cannot confirm the report at the moment.