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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
IDF says sirens in towns near Lebanon were false alarm
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli soldiers man a checkpoint near the northern border with Lebanon on October 17, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
The Israel Defense Forces says sirens that sounded in the northern communities of Dishon and Malkia, close to the border with Lebanon, were a false alarm.
The IDF says it had identified a “suspicious target” heading toward Israeli airspace, but after further investigation, it appeared there was no infiltration into Israeli airspace.
