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Israel and Hezbollah trade fire across Lebanon border Israel 'thwarts Hezbollah infiltration from Lebanon'
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The Israeli army and fighters from the Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah have traded fire across the border. Israel says it has fired on Hezbollah militants who came into its territory, in what Israel's prime minister called a "serious security incident".
An Israeli army spokesperson said there was "ongoing combat" in the Mount Dov area, part of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said up to four militants crossed the border in the Mount Dov area, part of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
He said there were no Israeli casualties. There has been no official word about injuries from Lebanon. The fate of the militants is unclear. The IDF reported no Israeli casualties.
The area has been tense for days after a Hezbollah fighter was killed in an alleged Israeli air strike in Syria.The area has been tense for days after a Hezbollah fighter was killed in an alleged Israeli air strike in Syria.
Israel, which has neither confirmed nor denied it carried out the strike in the early hours of last Monday, had warned Hezbollah not to retaliate.Israel, which has neither confirmed nor denied it carried out the strike in the early hours of last Monday, had warned Hezbollah not to retaliate.
The Israeli military said "three to four" militants had crossed into Israeli territory but had fled after Israeli forces fired on them.
Israel and Hezbollah are bitter enemies who fought a month-long war in 2006 after Hezbollah killed eight Israeli soldiers and abducted two in a cross-border raid.Israel and Hezbollah are bitter enemies who fought a month-long war in 2006 after Hezbollah killed eight Israeli soldiers and abducted two in a cross-border raid.
The ensuing conflict killed some 1,191 people - mostly civilians - in Lebanon, and 121 soldiers and 44 civilians in Israel.The ensuing conflict killed some 1,191 people - mostly civilians - in Lebanon, and 121 soldiers and 44 civilians in Israel.