An Israeli military post seen from Naqoura, Lebanon on June 6, 2022. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
BEIRUT — The Israeli army opened fire Wednesday morning on Lebanese who approached the occupied area of Shebaa in southern Lebanon, without causing injuries, the state-run National News Agency reported.
Here's what we know:
• According to the NNA, the individuals in question had moved closer to the occupied territories to pick fruit when an Israeli patrol fired some 40 bullets in their direction. No injuries have been reported. The Israeli army has so far not commented on the incident.
• Border violations and security incidents are very frequent in the area. Fears have risen of a possible resurgence of tensions following the arrival last Sunday of a gas platform associated with Israel in the Karish field, which is in disputed maritime territory between Lebanon and Israel.