This was reported in the Saudi newspaper "Asharq Al-Awast" by senior officials in the Lebanese government, at a time when Israel is trying to deal with Hezbollah setting up tents inside Israeli territory.
Lebanese officials pointed out that they have no indication of the possibility of an escalation in the area, neither from the Israeli side nor Hezbollah.
Last week Channel 12 News reported that Israel sent a message to the terrorist organizations in Lebanon that they would remove the tents erected on Israeli territory "even at the cost of confrontation."
According to the report, the message from Israel comes only a day after Hezbollah's member of Lebanon's parliament, Mohammed Raad, expressed his refusal to the UN's request to evacuate the tents saying that, "If the enemy does not want war, then let him be quiet and angry."
In view of the complex security situation, a debate arose in the IDF about the required course of action. The government wants to exhaust all diplomatic channels vis-a-vis the US, France and UNIFIL - the temporary UN force in Lebanon, before taking military action.
In the meantime, it appears that Jerusalem has decided to act on the diplomatic axis to avoid escalation. Furthermore, army sources clarified that although the tents are manned by armed Hezbollah members, this is "another provocation by the organization on the border line", and according to them - they do not pose a threat.
Earlier today, during IDF works near Kibbutz Menara next to the border fence, a number of Lebanese provocateurs confronted the forces. The protesters threw rocks at an IDF excavator, with soldiers responding with anti-riot measures.
