Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said an Israeli air strike on Sunday killed two of its fighters.
Kabul 24: The health ministry also reported another Hezbollah fighter’s death from an attack several days ago.
Hezbollah confirmed the two killed were group fighters, in the village of Taybeh near the border with Israel.
Escalating Cross-Border Violence Since October
Hezbollah has traded near-daily fire with Israel in support of its ally Hamas since October
The violence was triggered by a Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, leading to war in Gaza
A strike on Beirut last month killed Hezbollah’s top commander, hours before the assassination of Hamas’s leader in Tehran
Israeli Strikes on Hezbollah Targets
The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah military structures in the Adaisseh area next to Taybeh.
At least one Lebanese and 11 Syrians were wounded in an Israeli strike on Maaroub near Derdghaiya.
The military said it struck a Hezbollah cell in Taybeh and a military structure in Derdghaiya, with secondary explosions indicating weapons.
Casualties and Displacement on Both Sides
The cross-border violence since October has killed at least 565 people in Lebanon, mostly fighters but also 116 civilians.
On the Israeli side, 22 soldiers and 26 civilians have been killed, according to military figures.
Thousands have been displaced from both sides of the border due to the fighting.
