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Lebanon's army accused the Israeli military on Tuesday of firing near a position it was setting up in the country's south, saying it had instructed troops to return fire.

In a statement, the Lebanese army said it was "establishing a new observation post on the southern border" when "the area surrounding the post was subjected to gunfire from the Israeli side. The army command issued orders to reinforce the post, remain there, and return fire."

In a statement, the Army Command confirmed that the matter is being followed up in coordination with the Committee for the Supervision of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (the “Mechanism”) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

AFP