An Israel Defense Force patrol killed five terrorist infiltrators in the eastern sector of the southern Lebanon security zone Saturday night.
The encounter occurred southwest of Hasbaya on the lower slopes of Mount Hermon, a region once known as “Fatahland.”
There were no Israeli casualties.
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