Welcome to the news hour. There was a dramatic shootout at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut today.

The Lebanese military says a gunman fired shots at the facility.

He was then wounded during an exchange of gunfire with troops and taken to a hospital for treatment.

The Army described him as a Syrian national.

Lebanese officials believe he was acting alone.

A guard was also wounded in the shooting.

Troops were deployed to secure the area and set up checkpoints, and witnesses said that

gunfire lasted for nearly half an hour.

We were at work. We heard gunfire. It didn't take a lot of time but we heard

around 15 to 20 rounds of gunfire. We ran here to see what's happening and

suddenly the army blocked us from going up.

Officials say that the gunman's motives are not clear.

But Lebanese media have published photos that appear to show a suspect wearing a black vest

with the words Islamic State written in Arabic and the English

initials I and S. The State Department says the embassy will reopen for business tomorrow.

Thousands of ultra-nationalist Israelis took part in an annual parade in Jerusalem today to mark

Israel's capture of the city in 1967.

Massive crowds marched through a Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting anti-Arab

slogans. Some clashes between demonstrators and police broke out. Authorities say 18 marchers were arrested. In the meantime, Prime Minister Benjamin

Nizhahu visited Israel's northern border with Lebanon. That comes a day after Hezbollah rocket attack sparked large brush fires in the area. During a tour of a

military base, Netanyahu addressed calls to ramp up Israel's response.

It's more than the ground was burning here, but the ground was also on fire in Lebanon.

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