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| Troops on northern border repel two groups from Lebanon |
| 2004-05-06 |
| Israel Defense Forces soldiers stationed on Har Dov, on the Israel-Lebanon border, encountered two groups of potential infiltrators approaching from Lebanon in the early hours of Thursday morning. At around 5 A.M., an IDF soldier observed a group of five individuals wearing flak jackets approaching the post, from Lebanese territory. The group did not cross the international border into Israeli territory, but did come very close to the IDF post, causing the soldiers there to open fire in order to deter the group. The five did not return fire. A short time later, troops identified a second group, which is apparently still in the area. Troops also opened fire on the second group; it is unclear whether any of the two groups has been hit. Military sources confirmed that troops had opened fire at "suspicious figures carrying equipment," Israel Radio said. But the sources could not provide further details, saying an investigation into the incident was still underway. There were no casualties on the Israeli side. The incident comes the day after Israel Air Force planes hit two Hezbollah artillery positions in southern Lebanon, after they fired at targets in northern Israel. No casualties were reported on either side. This is the first time the IDF hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon since January. The Hezbollah anti-aircraft shells, the first in several weeks, fell in Kibbutz Achziv, close to the northern border. The shells were fired in two volleys, and their explosions echoed loudly in the areas of Shlomi and Nahariya. Shrapnel from one shell fell west of moshav Betzet, causing a small fire, but fire fighters from the Western Galilee put it out swiftly, preventing its spreading to the community’s houses. An IDF spokesman said the shells were launched "in the guise of anti-aircraft fire," but instead of being aimed at air force planes they were intended to explode over Israel. Syrian and Iranian-backed Hezbollah declined Wednesday to say if it had fired anti-aircraft rounds at Israel, but the Lebanese army said it fired anti-aircraft rounds earlier in the day at IAF planes flying over the country. Looks like Hezbollah wants to share the joy. I guess they must be jealous of how Hamas gets all the |
| Posted by:Zenster |