Tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border. The Israeli army ordered, Monday, July 27, the population in the Golan Heights and along the border with Lebanon to stay at home after a "security incident". She also reported, through her spokesperson on Twitter, of "ongoing fighting in the north".

"Following a security incident in the Mount Dov area," residents on the Israeli side of the Blue Line, separating Israel from Lebanon, "are asked to" stay at home, "the army said in a statement. press release, specifying that the roads in this area were blocked.

Ongoing combat in the Mount Dov area, northern Israel. Official updates to follow.

- Jonathan Conricus (@LTCJonathan) July 27, 2020

Lebanese Hezbollah carried out an operation on Monday against the Israeli army in the area of ​​the Shebaa farms, on the border between Lebanon and Israel, the Lebanese source Reuters learned.

This attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of a fighter from the armed Shiite group last Monday in an airstrike on the edge of Damascus attributed to Israel, the same source added.

Israeli 24-hour news channel N12 TV News reported an exchange of gunfire between Israeli forces and "activists". She adds that explosions were heard in the area.

With AFP and Reuters

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