Beirut: Three Hezbollah members from Lebanon's Iran-backed movement were injured by Israeli fire on Wednesday close to the Israeli border, according to a security source in southern Lebanon.

The incident occurs in the midst of unrest along the Israel-Lebanon border region, a bastion of the Shiite movement and the scene of infrequent clashes.

The source spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. "Three Hezbollah members were wounded by Israeli fire near the border," the source said.

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Hezbollah members were reportedly injured, according to three additional sources with knowledge of the incident. One claimed that three people were "lightly" hurt when a sound grenade was fired.

According to a statement from the Israeli army, "a number of suspects approached the northern security fence with Lebanon and attempted to sabotage the security fence in the area."

The army reported that "soldiers immediately spotted the suspects and used means to distance them," adding that "the identity of the suspects is unknown."
The incident, according to an AFP correspondent, happened close to the village of Al-Bustan, where the Lebanese army and peacekeepers were stationed.

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A number of people can be seen approaching the fence in video that the Israeli military claimed was of the incident before they flee after what appears to have been a blast.

UNIFIL, which serves as a barrier between Israel and Lebanon, declared that it was "aware of disturbing reports about an incident along the Blue Line."

"The circumstance is very delicate. We implore everyone to stop taking any actions that might result in an escalation of any kind," the statement said.
After the organisation captured two Israeli soldiers in 2006, Israel and Hezbollah engaged in a devastating conflict.

160 Israelis, mostly soldiers, and 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, died in the conflict.

In a speech broadcast to commemorate the end of the war in 2006, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, stated that the incident on Wednesday was "under investigation."

In response to an attack by the Palestinians, Israeli forces invaded Lebanon in 1978, prompting UNIFIL to be established to oversee their withdrawal. In response to the conflict in 2006, the UN mission was strengthened and now operates in the southern region close to the border.
Israel and Lebanon technically are at war.

The incident on Wednesday occurs less than a week after the Israeli army attacked southern Lebanon in response to a launch of an anti-tank missile by its northern neighbour. In the vicinity of the two enemies' border, the missile detonated.

Hezbollah had criticised Israel for erecting a concrete wall around the town of GHajjar that same day.

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The Golan Heights are divided by the Blue Line, which officially places their southern portion in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and their northern portion in Lebanon.

Israel won't be left with this land, Nasrallah declared on Wednesday.
Hezbollah, the government, and the Lebanese people must work together in order for "we can get back our occupied land in GHajjar," he continued.

On Tuesday, the foreign ministry announced that Lebanon would complain to the UN Security Council about Israel's "annexation" of the northern part of GHajjar.

Hezbollah, which is regarded as a "terrorist" organisation by many Western governments, is the only party that has not disarmed since Lebanon's civil war, which lasted from 1975 to 1990. It is also a significant player in Lebanese politics.

Hezbollah recently erected two tents in the Shebaa Farms, one of which was built in a disputed area, according to Nasrallah, who also claimed that Israel had "not dared to take any steps on the ground" in response.

Hezbollah claimed in June to have shot down an Israeli drone that had entered the southern airspace of Lebanon.

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A day after a barrage of rockets were fired into Israel, Israel's military claimed soldiers had shot down a drone that had entered its airspace from Lebanon in April.