Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes: Latest developments
Israel bombed Tuesday al-Labbouneh, near the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, and the outskirts of the southern towns of Mhaibib and Aitaroun, as two Iron Dome missiles landed in an open area in the outskirts of the town of al-Tiri in south Lebanon after a failed interception attempt.
Meanwhile, Israeli media said that Israeli residents of the Galilee Panhandle near Lebanon's border had been asked to stay near shelters over a suspected security incident.
"An IDF tank attacked a terrorist squad in Lebanese territory that tried to launch an anti-tank missile towards Israeli territory near the Shatula area," Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.
He added that earlier today, Israeli forces attacked a position of Hezbollah, "in order to remove a threat."
Israel also bombed al-Bustan and Yarin, after Hezbollah targeted the Israeli Birket Risha post facing the two towns.
On Monday, Hezbollah fighters attacked at least three Israeli military posts along the border around sunset, while the military wing of Palestinian group Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, fired 16 rockets from Lebanon into the town of Nahariya and the southern outskirts of the city of Haifa in northern Israel. Haifa is the furthest city targeted by rockets from the Lebanese side since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly a month ago.
The Israeli army responded by shelling the origin points of rocket launches and carried out airstrikes on “Hezbollah targets” inside Lebanon, according to Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee.
The clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces erupted on Oct. 8, a day after the war started. The fighting has been largely contained along the border but in recent days, as Israeli troops began moving ground troops into Gaza, military activities have increased.
The violence along the border has forced thousands of people along both the Lebanese and Israeli sides to move to safer areas.
Source: Naharnet, Associated Press
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