19-11-2024 05:37 PM Jerusalem Timing

Syria Armed Groups Shell Lebanon’s Hermel

Syria Armed Groups Shell Lebanon’s Hermel

Armed groups in Syria shelled a village in the eastern Lebanese province of Hermel on Wednesday.

Armed groups in Syria shelled a village in the eastern Lebanese province of Hermel on Wednesday.

Al-Manar Correspondent reported that militants in Syria fired 5 rSyria militantsockets on village of Sahlat al-Maa in Hermel.

He added that the rockets did not hit residential areas but caused fear among the residents who called for their protection from the repeated attacks by the armed groups in Syria.

The National News Agency, NNA, also confirmed the attack, saying five missiles hit Sahlat al-Maa.

For its part, France Agence Presse quoted resident and security sources as saying that at least two shells and one missile fired in fighting in Syria landed inside Lebanon.

"Around 9:00 am (0700GMT), two shells and a rocket fell on the outskirts of the village” of Sahlat al-Maa near the border with Syria, a local security services said.

The area, in the northern part of Lebanon's eastern Bekaa province, is adjacent to Syria's Homs province.