IDF / Twitter
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In the North of Israel around 16 hours a tank was attacked by Israeli armed forces, carrying out patrols of border areas. The car was hit anti-tank guided missile Kornet Russian-made. The missile was fired from southern Lebanon, where the main forces of the Shiite militant group Hizbollah, reports NEWSru.com Israel.
The Israel defense forces (IDF) returned fire, including artillery. Later it was clarified: a group of militants tried to enter Israeli territory, but firing anti-tank rocket on the Lebanese side was not. Among Israeli soldiers, no one was hurt.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the event as “not just an incident.” “Lebanon and Hezbollah responsible for any attack. The IDF ready for any scenario in our borders and outside of them,” he said.
His Advisor Eddie Cohen announced the details of the incident: according to him, the Hezbollah fighters tried to cross the Lebanese-Israeli border, triggering the clash.
Lebanese TV channel “al-Mayadin” and “al-Manar” associated with Hezbollah, reported that Israeli military fired on targets near the village of Kafr Shuba. Data on loss of “Hezbollah” are specified.
At 16:30, it was announced that at this stage, “the incident is settled”, the fighting near the Lebanese-Israeli border discontinued. After 17 hours, the press service of the defense Ministry issued an official statement that among the Israeli soldiers nobody has suffered. According to the press service of the Israel defense forces, the IDF prevented infiltration into Israeli territory, the group of militants “Hezbollah”.
The press service of the defense Ministry of Israel also appealed to the inhabitants of the Northern parts of the country with a request not to leave their homes, cease all agricultural and tourist activity in the area, not to travel by car.
The Israeli army in recent days was in a state of high alert in connection with the threats of Hizbullah to avenge the death of militants in an airstrike on targets in South-Western Syria about a week ago.On July 26 the IDF has deployed additional battery missile defense system “Iron dome” near the Northern border, fearing rocket attacks from Lebanon or Syria.