Iran-backed Hezbollah is preparing a "calculated strike" against Israel in response to two drones that crashed in Beirut at the weekend, two sources close to Hezbollah told Reuters on Tuesday.
A reaction "is being arranged in a way which wouldn't lead to a war that neither Hezbollah nor Israel wants," one of the sources said. "The direction now is for a calculated strike, but how matters develop, that's another thing."
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The Israeli military restricted movement on roads adjacent to the border with Lebanon Tuesday, over fears that Hezbollah would retaliate against alleged Israeli attacks within its borders and in Syria.
According to the instructions published by the Israeli Defense Forces, movement on roads within five kilometers (three miles) of the Lebanese border is completely forbidden. Among others, this includes roads between Sasa and Ramot Naftali and other areas exposed to the border.
Every operational drive requires the approval of a senior commander and has to be carried out with the appropriate cautionary measures.
On Sunday, Hezbollah said that two Israeli drones, carrying explosives, crashed into the organization's media center in Dahyyeh south of Beirut. Hours later, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said Israeli drones had struck its headquarters in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, near the border with Syria.
2019-08-27 15:07:27Z
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