Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes: Latest developments
Hezbollah targeted Thursday a group of soldiers in the Shumira and the Yeftah barracks, while the Israeli army bombed Jabal al-Bat, Mays al-Jabal, al-Jebbayn, al-Khiam, Blida and the outskirts of al-Taybeh with artillery shells and warplane missiles.
Hezbollah announced the death of another one of its fighters, marking the 100th militant killed since clashes began with the Israeli military along the tense Lebanon-Israel border on Oct. 8.
Hezbollah entered the fray in support of Hamas on October 8, the day after the Palestinian militants launched their unprecedented attack on south Israel.
The clashes have intensified in recent weeks but have remained mostly contained to handful border towns, forcing thousands of local residents on both sides of the tense divide to flee. The Lebanese government, United Nations peacekeepers, and international governments have scrambled to keep the war in Gaza from spilling over into neighboring Lebanon.
Israel and Hezbollah fought a monthlong war in 2006 that ended in a draw. Israel considers Hezbollah as its most direct threat, estimating that the Iran-backed group has some 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel, as well as drones and surface-to-air and surface-to-sea missiles.
More than 120 people have been killed on the Lebanese side of the border since October 7, mostly Hezbollah fighters and more than a dozen civilians.
Israel says six of its soldiers and four Israeli civilians have been killed in the area, while Hezbollah always says in daily statements that its attacks on Israeli soldiers are direct hits and claims after most of its attacks having inflicted casualties.
Source: Naharnet
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