Hezbollah forces fired antt-tank missiles at an Israeli base just south of the Lebanese border about an hour ago. The missiles were fired from Lebanese territory. The Israelis apparently knew that some sort of attack was coming. Their defense forces had set up large concrete roadblocks in the area to stop any vehicles from using roads to get further south should they cross the border. Hezbollah claims that it blew up a truck with the missiles. Israeli forces are returning fire at the Hezbollah positions.
Even if a truck was destroyed, this is not a big deal for what happened. Rather, the question is what will happen next. The Israelis will surely respond and this could just mean more and more fighting. To that end, it's worth noting that Israel instructed all towns within 2.5 miles of the border to open their bomb shelters for residents. That's never a good sign of what's coming next.
It has been quite a while since Hezbollah and Israel confronted each other directly over the Lebanese border. Let's hope that things quiet down, but that doesn't seem too likely at the moment.
Even if a truck was destroyed, this is not a big deal for what happened. Rather, the question is what will happen next. The Israelis will surely respond and this could just mean more and more fighting. To that end, it's worth noting that Israel instructed all towns within 2.5 miles of the border to open their bomb shelters for residents. That's never a good sign of what's coming next.
It has been quite a while since Hezbollah and Israel confronted each other directly over the Lebanese border. Let's hope that things quiet down, but that doesn't seem too likely at the moment.
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