Israeli army retaliates attacks on Shebaa Farms near Lebanese borders

This picture taken from Lebanese town of Marjayoun shows smoke billowing in the contested border area of Shebaa farms on October 14, 2023, during a cross-border exchange between Lebanon and Israel [JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images]

The Israeli army on Sunday said it retaliated after its forces near the Shebaa Farms area along the border with Lebanon came under attack, reports Anadolu Agency.

No more details were immediately available, but residents of Israeli neighborhoods on the border were said to have been asked to take shelter elsewhere.

Israel has held the Shebaa Farms, a 15-square-mile (39-square-km) patch of land where the borders of Israel, Lebanon and Syria meet, since 1967.

Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Israeli army have intermittently exchanged fire along the border areas since the latest conflict broke out in Gaza on October 7, prompting fears of escalation into a bigger confrontation.

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