RTThe Israeli Army fired artillery shells into Lebanon after at least two IDF troops were injured in a blast on the border between the two states, an Israeli security source told Reuters.
An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment on the retaliatory incident, which took place near the southern Lebanese village of Kafr Shouba.
Earlier reports suggested three Israeli soldiers sustained wounds, but the Israeli Defense Force’s official Twitter is talking of two soldiers being injured.
Initial reports indicate that the explosion was caused by an explosive device that was planted with the intention of attacking IDF soldiers.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 7, 2014
According to Lebanon’s Daily Star, an Israeli tank detonated a planted explosive device as it was passing through a military route in the Kafr Shouba hills.
Security sources told the paper that Israeli forces have launched at least 15 explosives – at a rate of at a rate of 2 shells a minute – as retaliation.
Lebanon’s Al-Manar television, which is aligned with the Shiite militia group Hezbollah, confirmed that an explosion had been heard in the area. The attacks reportedly took place just 200 meters from Lebanese residential areas situated along the border.
Security sources told the newspaper that Israeli forces have launched at least 15 shells – at a rate of two a minute – in retaliation.
The attacks took place just 200 meters from Lebanese residential areas situated along the border, the source added.
BREAKING: Two soldiers injured from an explosion near the Lebanon border. The incident is currently being reviewed.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 7, 2014
The incident took place two days after a shooting on the border saw a Lebanese soldier injured in that same area.
Israel and Lebanon technically remain in the state of war since a month-long conflict between the IDF and Hezbollah in 2006.