No injuries or damage were reported as shot dirested at IDF troops patrolling border near Metulah.
IDF estimates teen-hunters from Lebanon’s side of border misfired weapons.
By Yoav Zitun
An IDF force patrolling the Lebanese border came under fire on Thursday. No injuries or damage were reported. It is estimated fire was opened by teen-hunters on the other side of the border. The troops fired back two bullets to the source of the fire.
IDF patrols it’s northern border with Lebanon – Photo Source: AFP
The IDF has been on heightened alert since a side bomb detonated near an Israeli patrol on the Syrian border last Friday. No injuries were reported, but damage was caused to a military vehicle.
Friday’s incident occurred between Majdal Shams and IDF Outpost 105, where the army operates a field hospital for wounded Syrians. In the area between the town and the hospital, the army has recently been conducting massive fortification work on a new, revamped border fence between Israel and war torn Syria.
As a result of the conflict, the IDF has been conducting weekly mind sweeps with the help of massive D9 bulldozers.
Several hours after Monday’s mortar, an additional escalation was registered after shots were fired towards an IDF patrol force in the vicinity of Quneitra, close to the Syrian border. No injuries or damage were reported in this event either, but the force responded with fire towards the source.
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