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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 1, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 1, 2023
IDF fires riot dispersal means at Lebanese stone throwers across border
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A yellow Hezbollah flag flies in a field in the southern Lebanese plain of Khiam, just across from the Israeli town of Metulla pictured in the background on July 21, 2023. (Joseph Eid/AFP)
A number of Lebanese suspects hurled stones at the Israeli border fence near the town of Metula earlier today, the military says.
The Israel Defense Forces says troops responded with riot dispersal means against the suspects, and they fled the area.
Tensions along the border have increased in recent months amid provocations by the Hezbollah terror group, including the erection of two tents on the Israeli side of the UN-recognized Blue Line in the Mount Dov area.
