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Monday, October 16, 2023
IDF responds with artillery strikes toward Lebanon after troops come under fire
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces says it is carrying out artillery strikes in southern Lebanon after troops came under fire on the border.
The IDF says no soldiers are hurt in the incident.
The strikes are targeting the source of the gunfire, the IDF adds.
There have been escalating skirmishes as the Hezbollah terror group and allied Palestinian factions have launched several attacks on the Lebanon border in recent days.