Hezbollah says 2 more fighters killed in clashes on Lebanon’s border with Israel

By Wassim Saifuldine

BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah said Tuesday that two of its fighters had been killed in clashes near Lebanon’s border with Israel.

The group, however, did not provide any details about the circumstances leading to their death.

The Lebanese group also said its fighters struck an Israeli tank near the Malikyeh outpost, “killing and injuries those inside.”

In another statement, Hezbollah said it shelled the Israeli Metula military site near the border, inflicting “direct hits.”

Tension has flared along the Lebanese-Israeli border amid intermittent exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in the deadliest clashes since the two sides fought a full-scale war in 2006.

At least 113 Hezbollah members have been killed since the clashes first erupted on Oct. 8, according to figures released by the group.

The border tension comes amid an Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio