Why is Hezbollah targeting Israeli troops?

Bomb planted near Israeli convoy Israel fires missiles into Al-Wazzani Hezbollah vows revenge for death of militant in Damascus What has happened? Hezbollah says a bomb that targeted Israeli forces at the border with Lebanon was planted by a cell from the group named after a slain prominent militant. The Shia Islamist organisation said the device was planted by the “Sami Qantar” group. It exploded in the disputed area of Shebaa Farms, which straddles Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. #Hezbollah targets #Israeli border patrol with IED https://t.co/e4I6Xixems pic.twitter.com/wjztXXcbZc— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) January 4, 2016 An Israeli military spokesman said armoured vehicles were targeted in the attack in what is also known as the western Mount Dov. No one has been killed although there have been injuries. After 2 heavy IDF vehicles targeted by Hezbollah bomb, IDF remains on highest alert https://t.co/lmPAJpRA0a pic.twitter.com/mQ7bPDOMCC— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) January 4, 2016 The bombing triggered Israeli shelling in response, which hit the nearby town of Al Wazzani. People have reportedly been injured. What is the context? The killing of a prominent militant in Syria last month has increased tension between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah. Samir Qantar died in a missile strike on the capital, Damascus. Sami Qantar killed in air strikes in Syria. He was part of a controversial Hezballah/Israel prisoner swap in 2008. https://t.co/FCIRU63wt3— Peter A Smith (@PeterAdamSmith) December 20, 2015 The Israeli government welcomed news of his death but has not confirmed claims that it was responsible. The armed group, however, has pledged to hold Tel Aviv to account for Qantar’s death. Who is Sami Qantar? (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));Posted by Bassam Kantar on Sunday, 20 December 2015 A Lebanese Druze Spent 30 years in an Israeli prison for an attack which killed four people Released in 2008 in Hezbollah prisoner exchange

Why is Hezbollah targeting Israeli troops?

The militant group vows to retaliate for the death of a prominent Lebanese militant in a missile strike on Damascus last month.

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