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| Israel fires shells into Lebanon after attack on troops | |
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| Four Israeli soldiers have been injured in an attack on an army patrol near the border with Lebanon, the Israeli military says. | Four Israeli soldiers have been injured in an attack on an army patrol near the border with Lebanon, the Israeli military says. |
| A military vehicle was hit by anti-tank missiles in the disputed Shebaa Farms area. Hezbollah said it carried out the attack. | |
| The Israeli army responded by firing shells into southern Lebanon. | The Israeli army responded by firing shells into southern Lebanon. |
| The Israel Defence Forces confirmed a separate mortar attack in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. | |
| "Initial reports suggest that an anti-tank missile was fired at a military vehicle near Mt Dov in northern Israel," the Israel Defence Forces said on Twitter. | "Initial reports suggest that an anti-tank missile was fired at a military vehicle near Mt Dov in northern Israel," the Israel Defence Forces said on Twitter. |
| PM Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted: "At this moment the IDF responds to events in the North. We will not allow terrorists to disrupt the lives of our citizens and threaten their security. We will respond forcefully those who try to challenge us." | PM Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted: "At this moment the IDF responds to events in the North. We will not allow terrorists to disrupt the lives of our citizens and threaten their security. We will respond forcefully those who try to challenge us." |
| Israel has ruled out the abduction of any troops. | |
| Residents in the Israeli border town of Metullah have been ordered to remain in their houses while the search continues in the surrounding area. | |
| In a statement, Hezbollah said that its fighters had destroyed a number of Israeli vehicles and that there were "several casualties in the enemy ranks". | |
| Mortar bombs | Mortar bombs |
| Following the attack, the Israeli Defence Forces said it had responded with "combined aerial and ground strikes at Hezbollah operational positions." | |
| At least 50 shells fired from Israel hit farmland in southern Lebanon close to the frontier, according to the Associated Press news agency. | |
| In a separate incident, a mortar bomb attack targeted Israeli military positions in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. | In a separate incident, a mortar bomb attack targeted Israeli military positions in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. |
| The Israeli army did not report any casualties but said that it was evacuating civilians from the area. | The Israeli army did not report any casualties but said that it was evacuating civilians from the area. |
| Both incidents came just hours after Israel launched an air strike on Syrian army positions near the Golan Heights in retaliation for rockets that were fired into Israel on Monday. | Both incidents came just hours after Israel launched an air strike on Syrian army positions near the Golan Heights in retaliation for rockets that were fired into Israel on Monday. |
| Tension has been growing in the border region after an Israeli air strike killed an Iranian general and several Hezbollah fighters in Syria. | Tension has been growing in the border region after an Israeli air strike killed an Iranian general and several Hezbollah fighters in Syria. |
| Reports said Israel had information that members of the group were planning to carry out attacks inside Israel. |