Beirut, March 7 -- A group of Israeli settlers on Friday entered a tomb in southern Lebanon, which they claimed belongs to a rabbi, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The settlers entered "the Tomb of the Servants" located on the outskirts of the Houla village in the morning "under the pretext of a 'religious visit' organised by the Israeli occupation forces," the NNA reported.

Israel announced on Thursday the visit to the site that it claimed belongs to "Rabbi Ashi," the NNA reported.

Israeli-based i24NEWS previously reported that the Israel Defense Forces' Northern Command was preparing for a "complex and sensitive operation" of securing the entry of Jewish groups into the tomb.

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