Lebanese President Joseph Aoun orders the country’s armed forces to oppose any Israeli incursions in the country’s south following an IDF raid that reportedly killed a municipal worker.
Aoun ordered the army to “confront any Israeli incursion into liberated southern territory, in defense of Lebanese territory and the safety of citizens,” during a meeting with the army chief, according to a statement from the presidency.
The Israel Defense Forces earlier confirmed the overnight raid in the town of Blida, saying it was part of an operation to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure. An Israeli military source also confirmed that Lebanese army troops arrived at the area after the IDF withdrew, and stressed that there was no confrontation between the sides.
Israel this morning also struck a rocket launcher and a tunnel shaft belonging to Hezbollah in the Mahmoudiyeh area, next to the town of Jarmaq, according to the IDF.
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