Hezbollah shoots down Israeli drone near southern border
Hezbollah said its fighters shot down on Monday an Israeli drone that was flying near the border and over southern Lebanon.
The group gave no further details about the type of the drone that it claimed was downed near the village of Zibqin just north of the border with Israel. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
The incident comes after weeks of tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border, mainly in a disputed area known as the Shebaa Farms.
Earlier this month, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to disperse scores of Lebanese protesters who pelted the troops with stones along the border. Some of the demonstrators and Lebanese troops suffered breathing problems.
The protest took place on the edge of Kfarshouba hills, which Beirut says is Lebanese land occupied by Israel. The hills and the nearby Shebaa Farms are areas captured by Israel during the 1967 Mideast War and claimed by Lebanon.
Israeli media reported earlier this month that Hezbollah had set up two tents there, "in Israeli territory." There was no comment from Hezbollah.
Israel and Hezbollah fought to a draw in a month-long war in Lebanon in 2006. Hezbollah has in the past claimed downing Israeli drones and Israel's military also had said in the past that they have shot down Hezbollah drones.
Israel considers Hezbollah its most serious immediate threat, estimating it has some 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel.
26 June 2023, 15:14
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Hezbollah said its fighters shot down on Monday an Israeli drone that was flying near the border and over southern Lebanon.
Lebanon abides by UN resolution 1701 which specifically calls for no armed presence of any sort South of the Litani river except for the Lebanese Army.
27 June 2023, 00:33
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Israel breaching Lebanese airspace regularly is part of the UN resolution 1701?
27 June 2023, 13:42
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So what you are denying is the fact that there are thousands of Hizballah terrorists south of the Litani, many of which can actually be seen from Israeli territory.
27 June 2023, 17:54
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the only terrorist south of the Litani are the fascist Zionist killers of unarmed civilians, your people phillipo attack Palestinian civilians and burn cars, homes etc ...and no arrests or prosecutions!!! that is a fact.
28 June 2023, 03:00
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the kettle calling the pot black... or in this case the tumor pointing out the malignancy of cancer (╬ Ò‸Ó)
26 June 2023, 18:26
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Hezbollah is andalouse. It doesn’t answer to any Lebanese authority. It needs to be muzzled for everyone’s sake.
