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Comments (0)Israel’s military fired on a Lebanese fishing boat after the boat reportedly ignored warnings to leave the area.
An Israeli Navy ship fired on the boat Saturday morning following the warnings, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The boat was not damaged and the crew was unharmed, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman told Haaretz.
The IDF, according to reports, said the boat entered a “closed zone” but did not say if it was in Israel’s territorial waters.
A Lebanese army statement said that Israel fired “towards Lebanon’s territorial waters,” according to Ynet.
The incident occurred less than a week after an Israeli military officer was killed when Lebanese troops fired at Israeli soldiers cutting a tree on Israel’s side of the border with Lebanon. Another Israeli soldier was seriously injured. Three Lebanese soldiers and a journalist were killed in the clash.
7 Family Members Killed in Train Crash in Israel
Seven members of a single family were killed when a train collided with a minivan near the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat.
In a grim scene Aug. 5, workers from the rescue-and-recovery organization ZAKA recognized one of the fatalities as one of their own, ZAKA volunteer Aryeh Bernstein, 43. He was killed along with his wife, four children—including a pregnant daughter—and an infant grandson. Thousands turned out the day after the accident for their funerals.
“The family is well known,” said ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, who rushed to the scene from Jerusalem. “Aryeh was a very important veteran volunteer who attended my daughter’s wedding only last week. This incident, in which an entire family has been wiped out, is very hard, but the pain for us is doubled when we are talking about a respected member of the ZAKA family.”
Initial investigations showed that the driver of the minivan drove through a barrier and stopped on the tracks. All of those killed were in the minivan.
Israel to Protest U.S. Travel Advisory
Israel will protest a U.S. travel advisory—in the wake of rocket attacks on Eilat and Akaba—that does not mention Jordan.
Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov told reporters that he will meet with the U.S. ambassador to Israel, James Cunningham, to find out why the advisory issued last Friday singles out Eilat but not Akaba.
Five rockets were fired Aug. 2 from Sinai on Israel and Jordan, killing one and injuring three near a hotel in Akaba. Egypt and Israel have accused Hamas of firing the missiles.
The U.S. State Department warning advised Americans to avoid travel to Israel, as well as the West Bank and Gaza. It warns Americans in Israel to be aware of the nearest bomb shelter when visiting Eilat and southern Israel.