UNIFIL vehicles in South Lebanon. (Credit: AFP)
BEIRUT—A Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) vehicle in Wazzani River area (Hasbaya district) was hit this morning by several bullets coming from Ghajar, a disputed village on the border between Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, which the Israeli army took control of last July, a military spokesperson confirmed to L'Orient Today, adding that none of the soldiers inside were injured.
It remains unclear which party committed the attack but the Israeli army constructed a fence to the north of Ghajar village in July 2023, cutting it off from Lebanon.
Speaking to L'Orient Today, Wazzani's mayor said the incident took place around 7 a.m. as the army vehicle was heading to one of its military centers in the area.
He added that LAF's military vehicle was targeted with four machine gun bullets coming from Ghajar village, directly hitting the vehicle. A security source also confirmed the details of the incident, saying the soldiers inside miraculously survived the attack.
The Israeli army has sporadically launched attacks on LAF positions in south Lebanon since the beginning of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel on Oct. 8, one of which killed a Lebanese Army soldier on Dec. 5.
Most of the positions targeted are outposts that the Army hasn't used since October.
Ghajar, which is divided by the U.N. blue line (the de-facto border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Syrian Golan Heights), was occupied by Israel in the July 2006 war.
Reporting contributed by Muntasser Abdallah