Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes: Latest developments

Israeli drones carried out airstrikes Thursday morning on a house in Kawkaba, a village in the Hasbaya District as artillery shelled the southern border towns of Aitaroun, Blida, Mays el-Jabal and the Marjaayoun valley.

Later in the day, Israeli warplanes struck the outskirts of Rab Tlatine, al-Taybe, and al-Odaisseh.

Hezbollah for its part targeted Berkat Risha and a group of soldiers in the Israeli Adamit post.

On Wednesday Hezbollah targeted five Israeli posts in northern Israel and Hamas fired 20 missiles toward a military barracks near Israel's northern coast, the first rocket attack from Lebanon by the Palestinian militant group since late December.

In recent days, the intensity of cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated.

Israel on Tuesday launched its most intense attacks on a single location in Lebanon's south, targeting a border valley with air strikes and artillery.

Over 190 people have been killed in Lebanon during more than three months of violence, including more than 140 Hezbollah fighters and over 20 civilians, among them three journalists, according to an AFP tally.

In northern Israel, nine soldiers and six civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities.