Hezbollah targets Israeli troops near border towns as they try to advance into Lebanon
Hezbollah said Wednesday it had targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers near the southern border towns of Aitaroun, Odaisseh, Maroun al-Ras, Mays al-Jabal, Taybeh and Markaba, with artillery shells, rockets and attack drones.
The clashes had prevented Israeli troops from advancing into Lebanese territories, especially from the border town of khiam, one of the closest points to the Litani River, but troops were advancing Wednesday into the southern border towns of Halta and Kfarshouba, media reports said.
In north Israel, first responders and the police bomb squad cordoned off part of a town along the Lebanese border on Wednesday after a piece of a missile was found.
Israeli resident Dorit Tamir said it’s the second or third time a fragment has been found since the war began more than two weeks ago.
Some 600 people live in the community just hundreds of meters from Lebanon. Tamir said she wouldn't be leaving her home this time, unlike when the army evacuated people during the 2024 war between Hezbollah and Israel.
Source: Naharnet
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