Israel retaliates after Hezbollah shoots at IDF from Lebanon
Israel is worried that a security incident late Aug. 25 on the border fence with Lebanon means that Hezbollah intends to escalate tensions.
“Israel takes the shooting at our forces by Hezbollah very seriously. We will not tolerate any aggression against our citizens,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the morning of Aug. 26. He was reacting to developments overnight, of shots fired from Lebanese territory at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops on the Israeli side, near the border fence.
Addressing Hezbollah, Netanyahu said that aggression by the group is endangering the state of Lebanon. “I suggest that Hezbollah not test Israel’s crushing force,” warned Israel’s prime minister.
