Israeli soldiers patrol the border near the village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon December 4, 2018. REUTERS/ Karamallah Daher
METULA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it had launched an operation to "expose and thwart" cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon dug by the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah and that their purpose was to send militants to attack Israel.
The Israeli military said its operations were currently confined to Israel and did not extend into Lebanon, where it said the tunnels originated.
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