Clashes erupted on the Lebanese-Israeli border again on Tuesday, as Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon engaged in a series of low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
The Israeli army spokesman reported that an anti-tank missile was fired at an army position near Margaliot on the Lebanese border.
Daniel Hagari said, on his official account on the “X” platform: “A short time ago, an anti-tank missile was fired at an Israeli army position near Margaliot on the Lebanese border, in addition to small arms fire at several points on the border fence.”
He added: “The army is now responding with artillery fire to the sources of the fire.”
An anti-tank missile – fired from Lebanon – also fell on the town of Metula, northern Israel, on Tuesday morning, wounding three people.
No party in Lebanon claimed responsibility.
Israel responded by bombing several areas along the border in southern Lebanon with artillery fire and white phosphorus, according to the official National News Agency in Lebanon.
There are fears that Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed groups in the region will escalate the pace of fighting with Israel in order to support Hamas in the event of an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza.
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel has so far been limited to several border towns.
Israel threatened that if Hezbollah opened a new battle front, all regions of Lebanon would suffer the consequences.
2023-10-17 11:15:29
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