Israel says struck Hezbollah 'smuggling route' on Syria-Lebanon border
Israel’s army said Friday it had conducted air strikes on Hezbollah "weapon-smuggling routes" on the Syria-Lebanon border, just over a week into a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon.
The Israeli air force "conducted strikes on weapon-smuggling routes and terror infrastructure sites located near the Syrian regime’s crossings at the Syrian-Lebanese border", the military said in a statement that included a map identifying the crossing as Al-Arida.
Lebanon’s National News Agency said the airstrike on the Al-Arida border crossing in the country’s north caused heavy material damage and cut the road.
The Israeli army also said it destroyed Hezbollah weapons in south Lebanon.
Over the past two months, Israel’s airstrikes closed several border crossings between Lebanon and Syria. The Al-Arida border crossing was attacked in late November and reopened days later before it was struck again.
Source: Agence France Presse
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