Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes: Latest developments
Israeli warplanes struck Tuesday Marwahin and a house in the southern border town of al-Odaisseh, as the war enters its sixth month.
Israeli artillery later shelled the outskirts of Tayr Harfa and al-Naqoura.
Border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have de-escalated in the past few days during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan while international mediators pushed for a truce in Gaza. It is still not clear whether a Gaza ceasefire would apply to Lebanon.
Although Hezbollah said it would abide by any Gaza truce, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel would increase its strikes on Hezbollah even if a ceasefire is reached in Gaza.
On Monday, Hezbollah carried out 6 attacks on northern Israel and the occupied Shebaa Farms.
Since the war in Gaza erupted in October, there have been near-daily exchanges along the Lebanon-Israel border and international mediators have scrambled to prevent an all-out war in tiny Lebanon.
At least 322 people have been killed in Lebanon, mainly Hezbollah fighters but also 56 civilians, according to an AFP tally.
In Israel, at least 10 soldiers and seven civilians have been killed in the cross-border exchanges, the military says.
Source: Naharnet
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