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Hezbollah says clashing with Israeli troops in Aita al-Shaab

Hezbollah said it was clashing at close range on Thursday with Israeli troops in a south Lebanon border village, claiming it had hit two tanks.

Hezbollah fighters were engaged in "heavy clashes in the village of Aita al-Shaab" at close range, the group said in a statement, adding that they hit a Merkava tank that came to assist the troops after earlier saying it had "destroyed" another tank.

Source: Agence France Presse


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