Israel Strikes Hezbollah After Gunfire on Lebanon Border

- Israel Strikes Hezbollah After Gunfire on Lebanon Border
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Jerusalem (AFP)
Israel said Wednesday it had launched air strikes against Hezbollah observation posts in Lebanon after shots were fired from across the border towards its troops the previous evening. The border flare-up came hours after Lebanon rejected an Israeli call to reform the UN peacekeeping force which patrols the border ahead of a UN Security Council vote to renew its mandate.
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The Israel Defense Forces had said earlier that a “security incident” was unfolding in the vicinity of Manara, a kibbutz near the UN-demarcated border between the two countries, and urged residents to take shelter. “During operational activity in northern Israel last night, shots were fired from Lebanon toward IDF troops,” the military said on Twitter. “We responded with fire, & our aircraft struck Hezbollah observation posts near the border. This is a severe event & we remain ready to combat any threat to our borders.”
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Lebanon’s National News Agency reported Israeli gunfire and flares in the Mays al-Jabal area across the border from Manara. The Israeli army said “troops deployed dozens of illumination rounds and smoke shells and responded with fire”. Afterwards “attack helicopters and aircraft struck observation posts belonging to the Hezbollah terror organisation in the border area”. It reported no Israeli casualties.
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