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Israeli tanks deploy to Lebanese border

Conflicting reports have emerged on whether Israeli tanks entered Lebanese territory amid high tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israel-Lebanon Border, ISRAEL:  Israeli tanks roll towards Israel-Lebanon border, 11 August 2006. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army today to prepare for launching its expanded ground offensive in Lebanon after diplomatic efforts stumbled, a senior government official said. AFP PHOTO/DENIS SINYAKOV  (Photo credit should read DENIS SINYAKOV/AFP via Getty Images)

There were conflicting reports on Israeli military activity near the Lebanese border today. On Tuesday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that three Israeli tanks crossed into Lebanese territory near the town of Meiss El Jabal.

The Israeli newspaper Arutz Sheva reported that the Israeli military acknowledged conducting a patrol near the Lebanese border within Israeli territory that included the use of tanks.

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