(Bloomberg) --
Lebanon's premier urged calm after Israel's military said its forces clashed with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in a frontier area between the two countries.
“I call for caution in the coming days because I fear things are slipping into the worst amid high tension on the border,” Prime Minister Hassan Diab said.
Read: Israel Says It Clashed With Hezbollah Along Volatile Border
Israel seeks to amend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon -- which monitors security at the border with Israel -- and the rules of engagement, Diab said during a meeting of the Higher Defense Council.
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