Israel shells strategic Ali al-Taher hill ahead of Rome talks
Israeli artillery shelled overnight into Wednesday the strategic hill of Ali al-Taher where Israel claims Hezbollah fighters are hiding in tunnels.
Israeli warplanes also struck overnight a region between Beit Yahoun, Kounine and Baraashit.
Later in the day, tanks shelled the outskirts of the southern border town of Haddatha.
Israeli forces have continued to clash with Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon despite a U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon intended to pave the way toward a lasting end to hostilities.
Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are due to hold direct talks in Rome this month, after several rounds of discussions in Washington. Despite the progress, the situation in South Lebanon remains incredibly fragile.
On Monday, a school principal, her mother, a foreign domestic worker, and a male Syrian worker were killed when an Israeli drone targeted the car they were traveling in as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, just outside the Israeli-declared Yellow Line.
Source: Naharnet
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