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The operation was made in response to an Israeli attack in Syria in which a Hezbollah fighter was killed last week, one of the sources said. Image Credit: Reuters

Beirut: The Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah carried out an operation on Monday against the Israeli regime’s army in the disputed Shebaa Farms area at the Lebanese-Israeli border, Lebanese sources familiar with the operation said.

The operation was made in response to an Israeli attack in Syria in which a Hezbollah fighter was killed last week, one of the sources said.