According to the official National News Agency (NNA), tension increased on Thursday between the Lebanese and Israeli armies in the village of Kfarshouba, caza of Hasbaya, after Israeli forces fired smoke bombs at residents who tried to approach the Blue Line.

The incident occurred when the municipality of Kfarshouba used a bulldozer to clear a path parallel to the one dug by Israeli bulldozers on the Blue Line.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) initiated contact between the two parties to defuse tensions and restore calm.

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