Hezbollah mourns 1 more fighter killed in clashes with Israel

By Wassim Seif El Din

BEIRUT (AA) - The Lebanese Hezbollah group on Tuesday announced one more of its fighters was killed in clashes with Israel.

In a statement, the group identified the fighter as Ali Hussein Wizani (Ali Al-Akbar), and said he was killed "on the road to Jerusalem," in reference to the Hezbollah fight in support of the Palestinian resistance facing the Israeli devastating onslaught in Gaza.

The new fatality brought the number of Hezbollah fighters killed in clashes with Israeli forces since Oct. 8, 2023 to 365, according to an Anadolu tally.

The Israeli army earlier announced attacking military targets for the Hezbollah group in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Tensions have risen along Lebanon's border with Israel amid cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces as Tel Aviv presses ahead with its deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 38,200 people since last October following a Hamas attack.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar