Lebanon’s Aoun says army to confront Israeli forces after deadly incursion

Hezbollah welcomes the president’s announcement, made after Israeli forces kill a municipal worker during an overnight raid on a border town.

By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has instructed the armed forces to confront any further Israeli incursion in the country’s south after Israeli forces crossed their shared border and killed a municipal worker during an overnight raid.

Lebanon’s Aoun says army to confront Israeli forces after deadly incursion

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