Israel-Hezbollah border clashes: Latest developments
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded Monday in a Hezbollah attack on a post in northern Israel.
Hezbollah said it has targeted the Branit barracks with Burkan missiles, inflicting casualties. Less than an hour after the attack, the Israeli army announced that two soldiers were injured.
Hezbollah said it has also targeted overnight the Hadb Yarine and Berkat Risha posts with Burkan missiles. Later on Monday, The group targeted the Metula post and groups of soldiers in the Jal al-Alam post, the Hunin Castle and the Zar'it and Mattat barracks.
On Sunday, Israeli warplane and drone strikes as well as artillery shelling targeted several Lebanese southern towns near the frontier, and Hezbollah carried out six attacks on an Israeli post, four groups of soldiers and a military base.
Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Hezbollah. At least 206 people have been killed in south Lebanon, 151 of them belonging to Hezbollah.
The fighting has also displaced tens of thousands of residents on both sides of the border and Israel has warned that it is ready to use military force to return its settlers to their homes.
Source: Naharnet
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