Militants aligned with Syria’s ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime have entered parts of a Lebanese town, ransacking homes, after shelling of Lebanon’s border areas killed several and wounded dozens of others.
HTS militants entered parts of the Lebanese town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali after a declared ceasefire on Monday, Arabic-language al-Ahad TV television network reported on Tuesday, Press TV reported.
The television added that the Lebanese Army has not yet entered the part of the town where HTS militants are present.
At least seven people were killed and 36 others wounded after the militants launched an attack against Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali in Hermel District, located in Lebanon’s eastern province of Baalbek-Hermel, al-Ahad reported on Monday.
It added that rocket shells, launched from the countryside of al-Qusayr in Syria, also hit the nearby town of al-Qasr.
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