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.