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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Lebanon says troops mobilized to face off against Israeli tanks
Lebanon’s official National News Agency reports that Lebanese Army soldiers were mobilized after “Israeli enemy infantry troops, backed by two Merkava tanks, … crossed the technical fence.”
Video of the standoff shows two troops, armed with RPGs, several meters away from tanks, with UN Blue Helmets waving UNIFIL flags in between
טנק צהל פועל במובלעת בגבול לבנון (מעבר לגדר הגבול אך בתוך שטח ישראל) כשמולו חיילי אום וצבא לבנון pic.twitter.com/OhxY8wLrHj
— Or Heller אור הלר (@OrHeller) June 2, 2020
Channel 12 news reports that the tanks were sent across the fence as a show of control over the Israeli enclave on the other side of the barrier, but have since crossed back.