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Saturday, March 7, 2026
Hezbollah reports clashes with Israeli forces along Lebanon-Syria border
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanese official media reports early Saturday that clashes have erupted as Israeli forces attempt to land along the Lebanon-Syria border, with terrorist group Hezbollah saying its fighters were involved.
There is no immediate comment from the Israel Defense Forces, which has launched numerous strikes and sent ground troops into Lebanon since Tehran-backed Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel on Monday to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
If confirmed, the latest reported raid would be the deepest Israeli forces have reached inside Lebanon since special unit troops apprehended Hezbollah operative Imad Amhaz from the northern city of Batroun in November 2024.
The state-run National News Agency (NNA) says that “clashes are taking place on the eastern mountain range along the Lebanese-Syrian border… to repel Israeli landing attempts.”
It gives the location as Nabi Sheet, in the eastern Baalbek district where Hezbollah holds sway.
Hezbollah says in a statement that its fighters “observed the infiltration of four Israeli enemy army helicopters from the Syrian direction.”
After landing, advancing troops “were engaged by a group” of Hezbollah fighters as they reached the Nabi Sheet cemetery, Hezbollah says, noting the use of light and medium weapons.
“The clash escalated after the enemy force was exposed,” it adds, saying the Israeli troops launched intense strikes and began to evacuate.
A separate statement says Hezbollah fighters fired rockets as the Israeli forces withdrew.
Footage shared on social media shows waves of gunfire in the air.
Nabi Sheet was the target of at least 13 Israeli airstrikes on Friday, according to the NNA, with the Lebanese health ministry reporting at least nine people killed.
Israeli troops reportedly attempted a helicopter landing operation in a Hezbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon overnight, leading to clashes, according to Lebanese media and the terror group.
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