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IDF said to fire warning shots at Hezbollah activists who set fire near Lebanese border

By Emanuel Fabian 12 July 2023, 5:44 pm Edit

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

Israeli soldiers stand near an army self-propelled artillery vehicle on the outskirts of Kiryat Shmona near Israel's border with Lebanon on July 6, 2023. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Israeli soldiers stand near an army self-propelled artillery vehicle on the outskirts of Kiryat Shmona near Israel's border with Lebanon on July 6, 2023. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Israeli forces reportedly fire warning shots after Hezbollah activists set a fire on the Lebanese border, close to the northern city of Metula, according to local Israeli and Lebanese media reports.

Ali Shoeib, who works for the Al-Manar TV network associated with the Hezbollah terror group, says a group of young men set off fireworks in the direction of Metula, and in response, Israeli military forces fired several shots.

Rubi Hammerschlag, the northern Israel reporter for the Kan public broadcaster, says a number of activists carrying Hezbollah flags set a fire in the area, apparently in a protest marking 17 years since the start of the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

He says IDF forces fired warning shots in the air.

Unverified rumors circulating on social media claim that an explosion was heard and a number of Hezbollah members were wounded. There is no immediate comment from the IDF on the incident.

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