Israeli Tank Fires on Lebanese Army Force

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese village of al-Taybeh on September 19, 2024. - Lebanon's Hezbollah has traded near-daily fire with Israeli forces in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack triggered war in the Gaza Strip, with repeated escalations during more than 11 months of the cross-border violence. (Photo by AMMAR AMMAR / AFP)
A Lebanese army unit, conducting a joint field operation with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, came under fire from an Israeli tank.

The Lebanese National News Agency reported on Friday that the incident occurred near Wadi al-Asafir, south of the town of Khiam, when an Israeli tank emerged from a newly established position in the Hamams area and opened fire on the Lebanese force.