With tensions running high, IDF to hold drill near border with Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said it would conduct a military drill in the Galilee panhandle in northern Israel on Thursday morning, which will include artillery fire toward the Mount Dov area on the border with Lebanon.

The IDF said the exercise will end in the afternoon hours of Thursday. Explosions are expected to be heard in nearby towns, it added.

The military said the drill was planned in advance, indicating that it did not stem from a new assessment.

Mount Dov, also known as the Sheba Farms, is a contested area claimed by Israel, Lebanon and Syria.

Israel and Lebanon are still technically at war and the border area is the site of sporadic incidents. READ MORE