IDF fires on Hezbollah position after blast on Lebanon border
Explosive charge detonated in Har Dov; no wounded reported.
An explosive charge detonated Friday evening near Har Dov in the vicinity of the Israel-Lebanon border.
No wounded were reported in the attack which targeted an IDF force. The Israeli army said it is investigating the incident.
The IDF fired at a Hezbollah position near the border north of the Israeli city of Metula, using tanks stationed in the area and artillery.
A high-ranking officer told reporters that no Hezbollah casualties are known, and noted that the retaliatory fire was “automatic, as a result of understanding the incident.” He added that the IDF currently considers Hezbollah as involved in the incident. The IDF is still uncertain where exactly the charge was placed and what was it made of.
Lebanese sources reporedt the IDF fired five artillery shells at open terrain near Lebanese villages, causing no injuries.
The Lebanese army announced a state of alert along the border, and eyewitnesses reported increased activity by UNIFIL forces in the area.
Today, March 14, marks the 36th anniversary of the Litani Operation, in which the Israeli army invaded Lebanon up to the Litani River in 1978 in response to the Coastal Road massacre.
About ten days ago a similar incident occurred in the northern Golan Heights, when an IDF force spotted several persons suspected of attempting to plant a charge near the border fence with Syria. The force fired at the persons, using both artillery shells and bullet rounds.
An IDF source said the activity was directed by Hezbollah.
Tensions have risen in the north since an airstrike, attributed by foreign reports to the Israeli Air Force, targeted a Hezbollah weapons convoy in Lebanon.
Hezbollah threatened to attack Israel in retaliation, and Israeli authorities directed civilians to stir clear of the border to avoid possible sniper fire.
Lebanese security forces told the Lebanese newspaper a-Nahar after the attack that “Israel has taken Hezbollah’s threats very seriously.” According to the report, in addition to the increased alertness along the northern border, Israel has also related a message through UNIFIL to Lebanon’s government according to which all Lebanon will come under fire if Hezbollah carries out its threats.
WarSclerotic 
March 15, 2014 at 3:36 PM
If conspiracy theory is your bag, here’s the latest…
http://www.prisonplanet.com/flight-370-passengers-may-still-be-alive-pirated-boeing-777-may-return-to-skies-as-stealth-nuclear-weapon.html
Scary, yes. It certainly plays upon the lingering thought in the back of everyone’s mind that all these events we see today are somehow related, i.e. disappearing 777, weapons shipment, Ukraine, peace talks, Hez rocket attacks, and more. But then again, it’s probably just conjecture.
March 15, 2014 at 4:32 PM
You would be shocked at what i know about this i cant even think of posting it here i have not read above but i can bet the article is not even close,imagine the worst and most frightening thing you can think of,one thing i can say here is the fingers being pointed clearly at iran and russia,were heading for a boston bombing on a giant scale steve i will mail you
March 15, 2014 at 4:35 PM
read it that’s not quite as bad as whats being suggested to us,but thats the gist and its come from SIS,anyone interested look into the passports there were 4 stolen ones not two,and all roads lead to the same intelligence service and its not middle eastern
March 15, 2014 at 5:03 PM
I wonder what pushed Mr. Putin over the edge?
March 15, 2014 at 11:26 PM
Nothing pushed him its along standing sovet plan called the Final Phase,i should know i was an authority on it,i was one of ltn col w Wallace researcher for the 2003 panel Putin even bragged about it in his june the 22 01 speech,all of you read up on this guy i met him a few times in the 90s in london,and the other deflectors to understand whats going on it will take you a lot of time thou,Anatoliy Golitsyn
March 15, 2014 at 5:09 PM
Missing jet flew on for 7 HOURS!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/jet-was-hijacked-malaysian-official-tells-ap/2014/03/15/ec7397d6-abff-11e3-af5f-4c56b834c4bf_print.html
March 15, 2014 at 11:16 PM
yes and the Chinese knew that the satellite photo they released and seismic chart were a huge screw upon there part or maybe they did not know what it was atfirst the hijackers had to jettison the cargo load in order to increase the aircraft’s flight duration and thats what the Chinese posted the jettisoned cargo and the bang it made when it hit the bottom the water is only 40mtrs deep there,anyway the planes whereabouts have been known since Thursday,when all the phones pinged