TEL AVIV/BEIRUT (dpa-AFX) – There have been mutual attacks again between the Israeli army and the Shiite militia Hezbollah in the border area between Israel and Lebanon. The attacks targeted terrorists and several Iranian-backed militia targets in the neighboring country, the Israeli military said on Sunday. In addition, an “enemy aircraft” from Lebanon was intercepted over northern Israel on Sunday night. Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli soldiers near the border with rockets. Hezbollah claimed a total of ten attacks on the Israeli border area on Sunday.
According to the Lebanese state news agency NNA, several border towns were hit by Israeli artillery fire. There were initially no reports of casualties.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war after the massacre by terrorists from the Islamist Hamas and other extremist groups in Israel on October 7th, there has been repeated shelling between Israel’s army and Hezbollah in the border region. Since then, the Shiite militia has reported the deaths of more than 150 members, and the Israeli army has reported the deaths of nine soldiers. Civilians also died. It is the worst escalation since the second Lebanon war in 2006.
Israel demands that Hezbollah withdraw from the border. The country threatens to use military means if diplomatic efforts are not successful. Internationally, there are concerns about an expansion of the conflict./cir/DP/he