Israel’s army radio announced on Tuesday that Israeli special forces had crossed into a disputed border territory with Lebanon to conduct a mine-clearing operation, a claim that Hezbollah-affiliated media denied. According to the army radio, a special Israeli reconnaissance unit entered the disputed border area of Aita al-Shaab but did not actually cross the border. Al-Mayadeen, a Lebanese TV channel affiliated with Hezbollah, denied that Israeli forces entered the area and said they were spotted by “resistance forces” and were forced to turn back. The town of Aita al-Shaab was where the 2006 …