A picture taken from northern Israel along the border with southern Lebanon shows smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Yaroun during Israeli bombardment on Oct 2, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]
BEIRUT -- Israeli troops crossed the Lebanese border on Wednesday, advancing towards the villages of Adaisseh and Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese security source told Xinhua.
"The Israeli army opened an iron gate positioned on the concrete wall erected on the borderline separating Lebanon and Israel and advanced about 200 meters towards the eastern entrance of Adaisseh," said the security source.
The source added that "an Israeli infantry force of about 15 members crossed the gate, followed by three Merkava tanks, while several Israeli drones were flying in the airspace."
Israeli tanks were stationed on the road linking the villages of Kafr Kila and Adaisseh, and the Israeli infantry force was on patrol about 300 meters away from the eastern edge of Adaisseh, according to the source.
The source noted that the Israeli force withdrew after staying for about an hour.
In addition, the source reported that clashes broke out between Hezbollah fighters and the Israeli troops who managed to infiltrate Maroun al-Ras.
Hezbollah announced in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that its fighters were engaged in clashes with Israeli soldiers who penetrated Maroun al-Ras from the eastern side, inflicting several casualties among the troops.
