The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement, in a statement on Wednesday, announced that its forces have targeted the Israeli troops in retaliation for a recent attack on Hezbollah fighters in Syria’s strategic region of Quneitra.
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Israeli police closed roads in the area, including Rt. 99, Spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told reporters, as sounds of explosions shook the area late Wednesday morning, and army and air forces flooded into the area, and nearby Ghajar.
Al-Mayadeen TV claimed the attack was carried out by Hezbollah.
Lebanese sources say at least 25 shells were fired into Lebanon after the attack.
According to Ma'an News Agency Hezbollah attack on Israeli soldiers along the northern border with Lebanon killed 15 officers on Wednesday, a Beirut-based television network reported.
"Sources close to Hezbollah told the Beirut-based al-Mayadeen that at least 15 Israeli officers have been killed after Hezbollah fighters attacked a convoy of military vehicles." Ma'an reported.
News sites in Israel, meanwhile, said only four soldiers were injured.
On January 18, a Zionist military helicopter gunship fired two missiles into Amal Farms in Quneitra region.
Six Hezbollah fighters, including Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of Hezbollah’s martyred top military commander, Imad Mughniyeh, as well as Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi were killed in the strike.
Allahdadi had traveled to Syria to provide consultation and help the Syrian government and nation counter the Takfiri terrorists in the country.
