MAROUN EL-RAS, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanon-Israel border is mostly calm, a day after the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel, triggering Israeli artillery fire.
The missile attack into Israel came after Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike that killed two Hezbollah operatives in Syria and an Israeli drone strike on the group’s stronghold south of Beirut.
Residents of the border village of Maroun el-Ras inspected their tobacco and olive fields on Monday, some of which were burned by the Israeli artillery fire the day before.
Maroun el-Ras witnessed some of the most intense battles between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters during the 34-day war they fought in 2006.
Despite their deep hostility, Hezbollah and Israel have largely refrained from direct fighting for the past 13 years.
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