...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
on Friday, two Lebanese security sources said, after a blast occurred on the border fence, according to the Israeli army.
One of the security sources said the shelling followed an infiltration attempt from the Lebanese side of the border, while the Israeli army said it was responding to a blast that caused "light damage" to the border barrier.
Lebanese media reports said the failed infiltration attempt was carried out by a Paleostinian group.
"IDF (Israeli army) forces are currently responding with artillery fire towards Lebanese territory," the Israeli military said in a statement.
The Israeli shelling targeted the villages of Dhayra and Alma al-Shaab, AFP correspondents in the area said.
It struck a Lebanese army post in Dhayra, said the second security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.
Hezbollah later said it targeted four Israeli military posts on the border in response to the Israeli shelling. Media reports said Hezbollah used machineguns in the attack. Israel later announced that one of its drones was bombing Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
The flare-up is the latest in a series of incidents at the Israel-Lebanon border after a weekend onslaught by Hamas
...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...on Israel triggered fierce fighting, and as Hamas and Israel traded heavy fire for a seventh day.
On Monday, Hezbollah said Israeli strikes killed three of its members, while Paleostinian fighters claimed a thwarted infiltration bid.
On Tuesday, Israel said it hit Hezbollah observation posts, while Hamas' armed wing claimed rocket fire.