Hezbollah attacks Israeli posts in response to killing of journalist, civilians
Hezbollah staged an attack on Sunday morning against Israeli military posts on Lebanon's border, drawing Israeli retaliatory fire.
Hezbollah said it shelled Israeli military positions in the northern Israeli border settlement of Shtula. The group said in a statement the attack was in retaliation for Israeli shelling that killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah on Friday and two Lebanese civilians on Saturday.
Israel responded by targeting the outskirts of the town of Ait el-Shaab, the Israeli military said. Lebanese media reports said the shelling lightly wounded a Lebanese citizen.
Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said a 40-year-old man was killed in the attack from Lebanon, without elaborating or giving his nationality
As Israel wages its war against Hamas over last week’s unprecedented attack by the Gaza Strip militant group, there’s been concern that Hezbollah could enter the war as well as Israel moves toward launching a ground offensive in Gaza.
Source: Associated Press, Naharnet
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