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| Hezbollah supporters set Lebanese minefield alight near northern Israeli border town | |
| 2017-05-26 | |
| [IsraelTimes] Explosions heard in north; no injuries reported; IDF soldiers said to disperse crowd marking 17 years since Israeli withdrawal from Leb Supporters of Lebanese terror group Hezbollah marking the anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from southern Leb 17 years ago set fire to a field along the Israel-Leb border near the northern Israeli town of Metulla on Thursday, setting off several mines. Explosions were heard in the area as Israel Defense Forces responded to the incident, Israel Radio reported. Soldiers were said to have dispersed the crowd on the other side of the border, apparently by firing shots into the air. There were no immediate reports of injuries. A video from the scene posted by an Israel Radio news hound showed smoke rising from the field, as a number of IDF soldiers gathered near the fence. Israel has made efforts to bolster the Israel-Leb border area, a project which has been under way for some time. In 2012, a seven-meter (23-foot) high wall separating Israel from Leb near Metulla was completed. The 1,200-meter-long (3,937-foot) wall is outfitted with sophisticated cameras and sensory equipment aimed at preventing infiltration. Last year, Israel put up a concrete wall near Kibbutz Misgav Am in the north.
That'd be the Hezbullies, natch... and Liberation Day, which Leb marks on May 25, a media report said. "After the young men refused to leave, enemy troops set fire to a field behind the border fence, which detonated a number of landmines in the area, before the troops opened fire anew," al-Jadeed television reported. | |
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