Israel Broadcasting Authority: Raising the Israeli flag in Maroun al-Ras

international forces” and dealt with it “with appropriate weapons,” forcing it to “withdraw back behind the border fence”.

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The Israeli army earlier said it succeeded in eliminating underground tunnels and destroying Hezbollah sites, saying, “We killed hundreds of Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon.”

A statement by the Israeli army said that the 98th Division, including the Paratroopers Brigade, the Commando Brigade, the 7th Brigade and soldiers from the Yahalom unit, carried out a special operation against Hezbollah strongholds on the border in southern Lebanon.

The statement said, “So far, the troops have been able to eliminate hundreds of terrorists and destroy several underground terrorist tunnel routes and dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites and combat centers where Hezbollah hid hundreds of weapons on the border, which were identified and destroyed. “

For its part, Hezbollah announced, on Tuesday, that its fighters faced an Israeli force that had “infiltrated” behind a UNIFIL position inside a border town in southern Lebanon, at a time when the Israeli army said it decided to expand its ground operations after that. use of additional forces.

Hezbollah said in a statement that its fighters “discovered an Israeli enemy force that came from behind the positions of the international forces” and dealt with it “with appropriate weapons,” forcing it to “withdraw back behind the border fence”.