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DTN News: Israel Fires Warning Shots Towards Lebanese Boat

Source: DTN News / AFP

(NSI News Source Info) JERUSALEM, Israel - August 8, 2010: "Warning shots were fired after a Lebanese fishing boat entered a closed zone," she said without confirming whether the boat had entered Israeli territorial waters. After the shots were fired, causing no damage or injuries, "the Lebanese boat changed course," she added. Relations between the two countries have been particularly tense since Tuesday when Israeli and Lebanese troops clashed along the border, in a deadly exchange of fire which killed two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist, as well as an Israeli officer. The standoff was sparked when Israeli troops tried to cut down a tree on the border, prompting the Lebanese to open fire towards them.

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