Israel claims Hezbollah asked residents to return to border towns
The Israeli army on Sunday claimed that Hezbollah had asked residents to return to the southern border villages in defiance of Israel's warnings, after Israeli gunfire killed at least 11 Lebanese citizens and wounded 83 others.
The Israeli army said in a statement that its troops fired warning shots to “remove threats in a number of areas where suspects were identified approaching.”
It added that a number of suspects in proximity to Israeli troops were apprehended and were being questioned.
An Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli military, Avichay Adraee, posted on X that Hezbollah had sent “rioters” and is "trying to heat up the situation to cover up its situation and status in Lebanon and the Arab world.”
He had called Sunday morning for residents of the border area not to attempt to return to their villages.
Source: Associated Press
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