Hezbollah destroys more Israeli tanks near Lebanon border
Hezbollah said Thursday it has destroyed two Israeli tanks near the Lebanese border with "guided missiles", after close combat with Israeli troops staging incursions in the area.
The group targeted two Merkava tanks in Labbouneh near the coastal border town of al-Naqoura, as attacks escalated after Israel intensified bombing of the country last month. The attacks burned the tanks and caused casualties, Hezbollah said.
Hezbollah later targeted a group of soldiers between Kfarkila and Odaisseh.
The group also targeted Thursday Kfar Vradim and Misgav Am in northern Israel.
On Wednesday, Hezbollah fired "a salvo of rockets" at the northern Israeli town of Safed, in "defense of Lebanon and its people." It was the third such attack in 24 hours.
- Israel says killed local Hezbollah commander -
The Israeli military said it has killed a local Hezbollah commander in a southern Lebanese town near the border.
The military said Thursday that an airstrike on Bint Jbeil killed Hussein Awada, who it said was in charge of firing projectiles into Israel from areas near the town.
Source: Agence France Presse
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