IDF deploys reservist troops to towns on Lebanon border

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Israelis wave the national flag in show of support to Israeli security forces, in the northern town of Katsrin, Golan Heights on October 11, 2023 (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
Israelis wave the national flag in show of support to Israeli security forces, in the northern town of Katsrin, Golan Heights on October 11, 2023 (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

The Israel Defense Forces says it has deployed reservist forces to towns on the Lebanon border, amid a general reinforcement of troops in northern Israel.

“The forces are carrying out various defense tasks in the towns, which include patrols, ambushes, and the deployment of roadblocks, in order to ensure the safety of the residents,” the military says.

Tensions have been high in northern Israel in recent days, amid several deadly clashes on the border, some of them claimed by Palestinian terror groups operating out of Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon, and others by Hezbollah themselves.

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