Lebanese prime minister calls for 'caution' after reported Israel-Hezbollah clash

Israel said it thwarted a Hezbollah incursion, but the Lebanese group denied this. A Hezbollah fighter was killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike in Syria last week.
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Smoke billows above the hills of Kfarchouba in the Shebaa Farms sector after reports of clashes in the Lebanese-Israeli border area, on July 27, 2020. Israel said it had repelled an attempt by "terrorists" to penetrate its territory, opening fire on the gunmen just after they crossed the frontier with Lebanon. - ALI DIA/AFP via Getty Images
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Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for caution and accused Israel of violating Lebanon’s sovereignty following a reported clash between Israel and Hezbollah on Monday. Israel-Hezbollah tensions are high following the death of a Hezbollah fighter in Syria last week.

“Israel violated Lebanon’s sovereignty once again,” Diab said in a tweet Tuesday. “I call for caution in the coming days.”

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