UNIFIL Patrols Border with Israel after Major Drills in Shebaa Farms
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was on Tuesday conducting patrols along the border with Israel after the Jewish state launched huge military exercises in the occupied Shebaa Farms area and the Golan Heights, media reports said.
They said citizens in southern Lebanon heard sounds of huge explosions coming from the Farms zone.
The National News Agency reported that the Shebaa Farms were hit by 75 shells.
The Israeli military said last week that it was gearing up together with U.S. forces for a major missile defense exercise.
The drill is called "Austere Challenge 12" and is designed to improve defense systems and cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli forces. It follows a 10-day Iranian naval exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Both Israeli and U.S. officials said the exercise would be the largest-ever joint drill by the two countries.
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