United with Israel
By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
IDF troops on high alert on the Lebanese border intercepted a Hezbollah terror cell Monday on the Israel-Lebanon border, forcing the terrorists to retreat in a heavy exchange of fire.
No Israeli troops or civilians were injured in the incident, officials said.
On Monday afternoon Israel civil defense authorities suddenly ordered all residents of the upper Galilee region to shelter indoors after the IDF spotted a terror cell trying to infiltrate into Israeli territory.
The IDF already had reinforced its troops on the northern border and put them on high alert. The Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization threatened last week to attack Israel after one of its mercenaries was killed in an airstrike in Syria that they blamed on Israel.
According to the IDF, three to five terrorists crossed the international border and fled back to Lebanon after they were fired on. Contrary to reports in Lebanese media, the IDF stressed that no anti-tank fire was directed at Israel, and after about two hours the all-clear was given – northern roads were opened to traffic and residents were told to return to their normal routine.
However, the Hezbollah threat remains, and an army spokesperson statement said that several “tense days” still lie ahead.
The attempted attack took place in an area without Israeli settlements but also where there is no physical barrier between Lebanon and Israel due to the mountainous terrain. Hezbollah has carried out several attacks in the exact same area in recent years.
Earlier Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hezbollah and its Iranian sponsors against attacking Israel.
以色列军队拦截了一个真主党恐怖组织，以色列国防军没有受伤，但以色列仍然期待着伊朗支持的恐怖组织再次发动袭击。
由亚基尔·本西翁与以色列联合
以色列国防军在黎巴嫩边境高度戒备，星期一在以黎边境拦截了一个真主党恐怖组织，迫使恐怖分子在激烈交火中撤退。
官员说，没有以色列军队或平民在事件中受伤。
星期一下午，以色列民防当局突然命令上加利利地区的所有居民在室内避难，因为以色列国防军发现一个恐怖小组试图潜入以色列领土。
以色列国防军已经在北部边界增援了部队，并使他们处于高度戒备状态。上周，伊朗支持的真主党恐怖组织威胁要袭击以色列，此前该组织的一名雇佣军在叙利亚的空袭中丧生，他们指责以色列。
据以色列国防军称，有3至5名恐怖分子越过国际边界，在遭到枪击后逃回黎巴嫩。与黎巴嫩媒体的报道相反，以色列国防军强调，没有向以色列发射反坦克炮火，大约两个小时后，一切解除——北部道路通车，居民被告知恢复正常生活。
然而，真主党的威胁仍然存在，军方发言人声明说，未来几天“紧张的日子”仍然存在。
袭击未遂发生在一个没有以色列定居点的地区，但由于多山地形，黎巴嫩和以色列之间没有实际障碍。真主党近年来在同一地区多次发动袭击。
星期一早些时候，以色列总理内塔尼亚胡警告真主党及其伊朗支持者不要攻击以色列。