Israeli Enemy Kidnaps Lebanese Fisherman
The Israeli occupation army renewed on Wednesday its violation of Lebanese sovereignty and the ceasefire agreement, including UN Resolution 1701.
Israeli naval forces kidnapped a Lebanese fisherman in Lebanon's territorial waters on Wednesday, local media said.
Israeli gunboats breached Lebanon's maritime boundaries and surrounded a fishing vessel carrying two individuals near Naqoura, the Lebanese state news agency NNA reported.
One of the fishermen was held by Israeli occupation forces and transported to 'Israel', while the second was let free, NNA said.
According to NNA, the second fisherman was questioned by the Lebanese military intelligence before being released.
National News Agency also reported that Israeli enemy forces fired machine gun bursts towards the outskirts of the town of Shebaa.
An Israeli glider dropped bombs on a bulldozer in Yaroun town, South Lebanon. A Zionist drone, furthermore, flew intensively over Beirut's Dahieh.
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