Israel kills 3 Hezbollah members inside Lebanese territory
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Friday announced that three Hezbollah members were targeted in an airstrike on the Lebanese border.
Meanwhile, Hamas announced that one of its members was killed in clashes with the Israeli army on the border in southern Lebanon.
In a written statement from the Israeli army, it was stated that three Hezbollah members were identified at the border and were struck from the air.
Additionally, it was reported that Israeli army snipers fired at armed individuals identified while operating in the Lebanese border region.
In a separate statement, the Israeli army also said it struck several sites of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Tensions have been escalating on the Israeli-Lebanese border since the launch by the Palestinian group Hamas of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7 and Israel’s subsequent campaign of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.