IDF: Security incident on Lebanese border; residents told to stay in their homes

The Israeli military reported an unspecified “security incident” along the Lebanese border on Tuesday night, ordering residents of the surrounding area to remain in their homes.

The Israel Defense Forces fired flares into the sky around the northern Galilee, near the community of Manara, as the military searched the area to ensure that no one had breached the border.

Residents of the communities of Manara, Margaliot, Malkia, Misgav Am, and Yiftach were all ordered to stay inside and to be prepared to enter a bomb shelter or other protected area at a moment’s notice.

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The military said it was setting up roadblocks on a number of highways in the area.

“Please continue to receive updates on the instructions that are being released to the media and to listen to the orders of security forces and the IDF troops operating in the area,” the military told residents.

The unspecified security incident came amid lingering tensions along the Lebanese border, after the Hezbollah terror group vowed to avenge one of its fighters who was killed outside Damascus in an airstrike in July attributed to Israel.