Israelis Fire at 'Suspects' Near Border with Lebanon

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Israeli soldiers opened fire Saturday at "suspects" who approached the border with Lebanon, a military spokeswoman said.

"A certain number of suspects approached the Israel-Lebanon border. Soldiers fired in the air to warn them away, and they moved off," she said.

No one was injured, she added.

An Agence France Presse correspondent in northern Israel said the "suspects" were apparently shepherds who approached the border by mistake.

Media said the incident happened near the village of Ghajar, not far from the disputed Shebaa Farms area.

Israel said Friday it shelled a Hizbullah position inside Lebanon, in response to a blast targeting its troops along the border.

The al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reportedly claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.

Hizbullah has threatened to retaliate after an air raid on the Lebanese-Syrian border in February, the first reported Israeli strike on one of its posts since a devastating 2006 summer war between the arch-foes.

Comments 5
Thumb kanaanljdid 15 March 2014, 18:43

Ridiculous attempts to drag all a country to useless destructive war. They should be hung as traitors.

Thumb kanaanljdid 16 March 2014, 01:41

Indeed, of course no one should be hung. I got confused with another article. If they are shepherds, it's a different matter. I thought about men planting bomb at the border to provoke an Israeli reaction.

Thumb ex-fpm 16 March 2014, 07:29

southern, and how did you conclude he is sectarian...LOL. It appears anyone and I mean anyone who disagrees with you and your hizb is sectarian!

Thumb .mowaten. 16 March 2014, 23:37

he is very patriotic southern, for an israeli that is.

Thumb .mowaten. 16 March 2014, 23:38

they're goyims anyway, kanaan could care less.