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Friday, November 17, 2023
Hezbollah fires rockets at IDF posts on Lebanon border; army returns fire
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A number of rockets have been fired by the Hezbollah terror group from Lebanon at Israeli army positions on the border, close to the northern communities of Malkia and Menara.
There are no reports of injuries in the attacks.
The IDF says it shelled the sources of the fire with artillery.
Additionally, the IDF says fighter jets hit a number of Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, including a weapons depot.
It adds that troops also hit a terror cell in southern Lebanon that was preparing an attack near the northern village of Arab al-Aramshe.