Beirut, Nov 11
Hezbollah fighters clashed with Israeli forces attempting to infiltrate several border points in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security sources and Hezbollah.
The security sources, who spoke anonymously, said Israeli infantry forces, accompanied by several Merkava tanks, managed to infiltrate along the line extending from the occupied Shebaa Farms in the east to the village of Ainata in the west, news agency reported.
They added that Israeli forces advanced to the vicinity of Shebaa town's hospital, about 2 kilometres from the border, under the cover of heavy artillery shelling and airstrikes.
In addition, an Israeli army engineering unit, backed by armored vehicles, infiltrated the southeastern village of al-Wazzani and blew up 10 houses, the sources noted.
In the eastern sector, an Israeli engineering unit infiltrated about 500 metres into the east entrance of Kafr Kila town and bulldozed several houses, while in the central sector, an Israeli armored force attempted to push deeper toward the city of Bint Jbeil.
According to the sources, the infiltrating Israeli forces were then ambushed and shelled, forcing them to retreat behind the Blue Line, which separates Lebanon and Israel.