IDF and Hezbollah Exchange Fire Along Israel-Lebanon Border
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by i24 News
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is seen addressing supporters, in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: Reuters.
i24 News – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday reported intercepting a Hezbollah drone “deep inside Lebanon.” Several missiles were fired from Lebanon towards the areas near the northern communities of Avivim and Malkia, to which the IDF responded with artillery shelling toward the sources of the fire.
Initial reports suggest that an IDF soldier, driving the truck that got allegedly hit by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile near the Israeli border outpost in the Yiftah area, was wounded. The IDF is said to be actively responding.
Cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah continues to scale up in its intensity
'We saw earlier today the IDF downing a Hezbollah drone above Lebanese territory. It was making it's way to the Israel-Lebanon border. As well as additional anti-tank guided missile attacks… pic.twitter.com/YEIbJMxJIz
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) November 5, 2023
The IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account that “a drone was detected approaching Israeli territory from Lebanon,” when the surveillance system “successfully intercepted deep in Lebanese territory.”
IDF reports: A short while ago, terrorists launched an anti-tank missile from Lebanon toward the area of Yiftah in northern Israel 🇮🇱
The IDF is striking the sources of fire.— ILRedAlert (@ILRedAlert) November 5, 2023
Earlier on Saturday, the IDF warplanes conducted airstrikes along the border with Lebanon as Hezbollah attacked several Israeli army posts, including one that was struck with two large rockets.
The escalation comes as the Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his group is already engaged in unprecedented fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border. He threatened a further escalation as Israel’s war in Gaza with Hamas, Hezbollah’s ally, nears the one-month mark.
Hezbollah is prepared for all scenarios, Nasrallah declared, “and we can resort to them at any time.” At the same time, the Hezbollah leader pointed out that it has no responsibility over the October 7 attack that, according to him, “was a 100% Palestinian operation carried out by Palestinians for the Palestinian cause, with no relation to any regional issues.”
Exchange of gunfire has been on the rise along the Lebanon-Israel border following the October 7. Hezbollah started targeting Israeli positions on October 8, in the Golan Heights.
