Lebanese media additionally reported that an Israeli aircraft was flying over the area around the time of the explosion. Security forces were heavily deployed in the area and locals could smell gunpowder, according to local reports.According to the Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar, the fragments of metal found in the area are in the possession of Hezbollah which is investigating it. The Lebanese television channel LBC reported that the explosion was "likely caused by the explosion of an Israeli reconnaissance plane in the airspace of the region," although most other Lebanese sources reported that the cause was unknown.fired at an Israeli drone flying over an army post in Meiss Ej Jabal, according to Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV. The drone was not hit and no injuries were reported.Reuters contributed to this report.
Earlier this month, the Lebanese army