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You will pay a heavy price of shelling Israel: IDF warns Hezbollah and its sponsors
"We will respond whenever it suits us and whenever we want to...."
"...If during the past two days we preferred to act with restraint - we do not always restrain ourselves."
IDF (Israel Defense Forces)
Hizbullah attack on Mount Dov outposts on the Israel-Lebanon border. Following escalation of violence along northern border,
senior IDF official says ‘Hezbollah has no one to hide behind anymore’ Lebanon must act fast, or it may the price, a senior
IDF officer told Ynet Friday after Hizbullah fired at least 12 mortar shells at army outposts in the Mount Dov area, on the
northern border which threatens to spill into a larger conflict involving Lebanon and Syria.
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Following escalation of violence along northern border, senior IDF official says ‘Hezbollah has no one to hide behind
anymore’
Lebanon must act fast, or it may the price, a senior IDF officer told Ynet Friday after Hizbullah fired at least 12 mortar
shells at army outposts in the Mount Dov area, on the northern border.
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On Thursday, an explosion shook the Mount Dov area, just one day after a rocket attack badly damaged a bakery in the northern
town of Shlomi. No injuries were reported.
IDF officials told Ynet that two rockets landed in the area, but IDF forces in the area were unable to identify the source of
the rockets, and therefore did not return fire.
No damage was reported to IDF positions in the area.
“The incident in Shlomi, the firing of missiles in Mount Dov and the mortar shell firing at IDF outposts – all emanated from
areas under Hizbullah control and they all emanated from areas under Lebanese sovereignty,” the officer said.
“Lebanon has no one to hide behind anymore. Lebanon holds the territory, responsibility, and authority, and Lebanon may pay
the price. I hope that during our operation Friday we have made it clear that we are saying ‘we will respond whenever it
suits us and whenever we want to. If during the past two days we preferred to act with restraint – we do not always restrain
ourselves.”
No injuries were reported in the mortar attacks.
Hizbullah claimed responsibility for the barrage, saying it was fired in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanese targets.
In response to the mortar strike, IDF fighter jets, helicopters, and tanks bombarded Hizbullah positions in Lebanon.
The message was loud and clear that Israel will not allow 'Terror groups to set the agenda'
According to Lebanese media sources, the IDF fired several missiles at Hizbullah targets near Mount Dov. The sources said
civilian targets were also fired at, including two Lebanese towns, but no injuries were reported.
The timing and purpose of the attacks remain irrelevant to the IDF at this stage.
“What happened in Shlomi on Independence Day is pure terror,” the officer said. “The other side’s interests, whatever they
may be, are illegitimate.”
He said Israel’s political interests also have an affect on the IDF’S response to the escalation of violence in the
northern border.
“We are an army of a country, and when it is in the country’s interest to attack - we attack,” the officer said.
Despite the recent events, Israelis flocked to the north during the holiday.
Story Credits: Ynet News
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