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Lebanon's army 'on alert' following border tension with Israel

The Lebanese army is on alert following rising tensions with Israeli forces at the border.
A picture taken from the northern Israeli town of Metula near the border with Lebanon shows a member of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon talking with Israeli soldiers through the border fence, on the outskirts of the southern village of Kfarkila, Lebanon, Jan. 19, 2023.

The Lebanese army has been on alert since Sunday after Israeli forces advanced outside the technical fence located at the border between the two countries.

What happened: Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that two Israeli Bucklin bulldozers, a D9 bulldozer, an armored personnel carrier and an infantry force approached the technical fence near Hounin Valley on Sunday morning.

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