Hezbollah Operatives, Lebanese Soldiers Crossed Into Israel

Israeli soldiers stand position in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon near a flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, on September 12, 2022. - Lebanon and Israel, whose border is UN-patrolled, have no diplomatic relations. PHOTO BY JALAA MAREY/GETTY IMAGES 

A number of Hezbollah operatives and dozens of armed Lebanese army soldiers briefly entered Israeli territory last week, according to Israel’s Army Radio.

The July 5 incident occurred in the area of Menara, a kibbutz adjacent to the Lebanese border in the Upper Galilee region, while the IDF was carrying out work on the border area.