Lebanese and Israeli troops fire tear gas along the tense border in a disputed area
- The Lebanese army and Israeli soldiers clashed at the disputed Lebanon-Israel border, with tear gas being used by both sides.
- The Israeli military claimed that an engineering vehicle crossed the border from Lebanon into Israeli territory, but it was quickly returned.
- The disputed area along the tense border has been a source of contention between Lebanon and Israel since a 34-day war in 2006.
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Israeli and Lebanese soldiers shot at each other with smoke and tear gas across the border because of a bulldozer
Lebanon's military said on Saturday it had fired tear gas at Israeli soldiers across the border in response to smoke attacks fired at its troops. On the other hand, Israel claims that the Lebanese have begun the confrontation.
Lebanese army says it exchanged tear gas, smoke bomb fire with Israel
Lebanon’s army said it fired tear gas at Israeli forces over the border on Saturday in response to smoke bombs fired at its troops, though Israel said Lebanon started the confrontation, Reuters reports. Tensions have flared along the frontier this summer, with rockets fired at Israel during flare-ups of Israeli-Palestinian violence, and members of the heavily armed Lebanese group Hezbollah or its supporters facing off with Israeli forces. “Eleme…
Lebanese and Israeli troops fire tear gas along the tense border in a disputed area
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army said troops fired tear gas at Israeli soldiers in a disputed area along the tense border Saturday. No one was hurt in the incident. The area where the incident occurred is in Chebaa Farms and the Kfar Chouba hills that were captured by Israel from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and are part of Syria’s Golan Heights that Israel annexed in 1981. The Lebanese government says the area belongs to Lebanon. The Leban…
Lebanese and Israeli troops fire tear gas along the tense border in a disputed area
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says troops fired tear gas at Israeli soldiers in a disputed area along the tense border. No one was reported hurt. The area where Saturday’s incident occurred is in Chebaa Farms and the Kfar Chouba hills that were captured by Israel from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and are part of Syria’s Golan Heights that Israel annexed in 1981. The Lebanese government says the area belongs to Lebanon. The Lebanese army s…
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