Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes: Latest developments

After more than three months of near-daily clashes, Israel in recent weeks appears to have moved to a strategy of targeted killings as daily shelling and strikes on Lebanon's south and Hezbollah's daily attacks on Israeli posts continued.

On Wednesday, the Israeli army bombed several southern border towns, including with white phosphorus bombs.

Shells hit the outskirts of Naqoura, Kfarkila, al-Labbouneh, Alma al-Shaab and Tayr Harfa, while Hezbollah targeted the Bayyad Blida post in northern Israel.

Hezbollah had launched on Tuesday missiles at a significant Israeli air base on Mount Meron for the second time in a month.

The group said the barrage was in response to “recent assassinations in Lebanon and Syria, and the repeated attacks on civilians and homes” in southern Lebanon.

In some cases, civilians have been killed along with the apparent intended targets. In other cases, Israel seems to have targeted journalists and civilians. Since the start of the daily clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, Israeli fire has killed at least 26 civilians, including three journalists and two rescuers in addition to a Lebanese soldier.

Many investigations into strikes in southern Lebanon that killed journalists indicate they were deliberate and targeted attacks.