Lebanon: Hezbollah and Israeli army fire

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LEBANON – Escalation of violence between Israel and Hezbollah. This Sunday, several anti-tank missiles were launched from Lebanon on an Israeli army base and military vehicles placed in the north of the country, reports the Israeli newspaper. Haaretz. "Some targets" had been affected, says the same source. Shots to which the Israeli military fought back.

according to France 24, the Lebanese Shiite group announced on its Al-Manar channel, to have "destroyed" an Israeli army tank in the Avivim area, and reported "dead and wounded".

"The Israeli army, for its part, did not report wounded or provide more details on this shooting, but asked the population living 4 kilometers inside the Lebanese border to stay at home. and to open the shelters, "says the French news channel.

Open war between Hezbollah and Israel

Gunfire comes hours after Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a speech aired on television and picked up by AFP, promised to retaliate "at any cost" and "target Israeli drones" .

The latter reacted to the incident of 24 August. Two UAVs loaded with explosives flew over the southern suburbs of Beirut. The first fell and the second exploded in the air, the Lebanese army pointed at Israel, reports the MAP.

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This morning, the Lebanese army, quoted by the MAP, announced that a "drone of the Israeli enemy violated the Lebanese airspace at 11:15 am (local time) and threw incendiary materials on the woods of the oaks of the region which caused a fire ".

The Lebanese army also denounced Israel's continued violation of Lebanese airspace, saying "these drones endanger the UN peacekeeping forces deployed in the region."