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Eugene

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Tue Dec 4, 2018, 02:57 PM Dec 2018

Israel targets 'Hezbollah attack tunnels' from Lebanon [View all]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 4, 2018 / 12:36 AM / UPDATED 35 MINUTES AGO

Israel targets 'Hezbollah attack tunnels' from Lebanon

Rami Amichay
4 MIN READ

METULA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it had launched an operation to “expose and thwart” cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon dug by the Iran-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah.

The army said the operation was for now confined to Israel and did not extend into Lebanon, where the tunnels originated. The broader frontier appeared quiet in the hours after the announcement, despite fear that it could lead to confrontation.

There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah. The Lebanese army said the situation was calm on its side of the border, as did U.N. peacekeepers operating there.

Israel released video footage of digging and pile-driving equipment at work in unidentified locations, carrying out what it said were “tactical preparations to expose Hezbollah’s offensive cross-border tunnel project”.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-lebanon-tunnels/israel-targets-hezbollah-attack-tunnels-from-lebanon-idUSKBN1O30CD
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