Gunfire, stun grenades and detonations: Fire did not really cease in border villages
The Israeli army dropped overnight into Wednesday stun grenades on the southern border town of Aita al-Shaab and detonated houses in Marwahin and Odaysseh.
Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon despite a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah, usually saying it was targeting the group. Troops frequently enter into Lebanese territories on the border and detonate houses there. The Israeli army is also occupying five hills in south Lebanon.
On Tuesday, the Lebanese army said it was "establishing a new observation post on the southern border" when "the area surrounding the post was subjected to gunfire from the Israeli side".
"The army command issued orders to reinforce the post, remain there, and return fire."
Israel's military said it had spotted Lebanese soldiers establishing the post adjacent to Israeli troops "without prior coordination," and requested they stop.
"After the request went unanswered, the troops conducted warning fire in order to halt the work," the military said in a statement.
On Monday, Washington ordered non-emergency personnel to leave its embassy in Lebanon's capital Beirut, as anticipation rose of a possible conflict with Iran.
Source: Naharnet, Agence France Presse
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