Israel strikes convoy of trucks entering Lebanon from Syria
A source close to Hezbollah said late Friday that Israel carried out strikes on a convoy of trucks entering Lebanon from Syria.
"Three Israeli strikes targeted a convoy of tanker trucks on the Syrian-Lebanese border in the Hawsh el-Sayyed Ali area, injuring one Syrian driver," the source told AFP.
It was the latest in a series of Israeli strikes in the border area, the source added.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor also reported Israeli strikes inside Syria near the border with Lebanon, without mentioning any casualties.
The strikes targeted an area near a border crossing "used by Hezbollah to move trucks and group members" between Lebanon and Syria, said the Britain-based Observatory, which relies on a network of sources inside Syria.
"One of the strikes targeted a truck convoy," while another targeted "a farm on the outskirts of Qusayr in Homs province," the Observatory said on Saturday.
Iran-backed Hezbollah has a strong presence on both sides of the eastern stretch of the Lebanese-Syria border, where it supports the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The group has been exchanging near-daily fire with Israeli forces since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, sparking war in Gaza.
Hezbollah had muted its attacks following the killing of its military chief Fouad Shukur in Beirut on Tuesday and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday.
The Lebanese group claimed responsibility for five attacks on Israeli military positions near the border on Friday.
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, addressing Shukur's funeral this week, warned that Israel and "those who are behind it must await our inevitable response" to the twin killings.
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since October has killed at least 542 people on the Lebanese side, most of them fighters but also including 114 civilians, according to an AFP tally.
At least 22 soldiers and 25 civilians have been killed on the Israeli side, including in the annexed Golan Heights, according to army figures.
Source: Agence France Presse
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