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Shortly before 8 p.m., Arabic-speaking Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee reported another incident occurred near the border with Lebanon — opposite the Israeli settlement of Metula, but much further east of Boustan. "Numerous suspects approached the security fence this afternoon near Metula, on the border with Lebanon," he wrote. "They threw stones and started a fire near the fence, inside Lebanese territory, and the defense forces fired in the air to drive them away."

Local residents told L'Orient-Le Jour that the situation in Boustan has calmed. 

The Israeli military told Reuters it used "a non-lethal weapon" to distance "a number of suspects" attempting to damage the security fence with Lebanon to the north.

Over the weekend, Ghajar, a disputed village on the border between Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, was absorbed by Israel. The Israeli army constructed a fence on the north side of the village, cutting it off from Lebanon.

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UNIFIL spokeswoman Kandice Ardiel told L'Orient-Today that she was "aware of disturbing reports about an incident along the Blue Line," just before 7 p.m.

"We are looking into it. In the meantime, the situation is extremely sensitive. We urge everyone to cease any action that may lead to escalation of any kind," Ardiel added.

Tensions on the southern border flared in recent weeks, culminating in an exchange of fire on July 6. Following the firing of at least one unclaimed mortar shell from Lebanon towards Israel, the Israeli army shelled the area around the nearby villages of Kfarchouba and Mazraat Halta with approximately fifteen rockets.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is due to give a speech Wednesday evening at 8:45 p.m. to mark the 17th anniversary of the July 2006 war against Israel.

A source interviewed by AFP said that a stun grenade was fired at Hezbollah members, "slightly" injuring three.

A map showing the location of the incident in which several Hezbollah members were wounded by Israeli fire:

A Lebanese Army source confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour that an "incident" had indeed taken place in South Lebanon, without specifying the nature of the incident. The source said he was monitoring the situation to determine the cause and details of the incident. The source did not confirm whether Hezbollah was involved.

The army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have cordoned off the area.

A security source tells L'Orient Today's South Lebanon correspondent that three Hezbollah members were wounded. According to the source, Israeli soldiers threw a grenade across the border in the direction of the Hezbollah members.

Members of Hezbollah were injured Wednesday evening on the border between Lebanon and Israel, near the town of Boustan, party spokesman Mohammad Afif Naboulsi told L'Orient-Le Jour. The circumstances are still unclear, he said.

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