By Idiris Okuduci
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) - Hezbollah on Sunday said that four of its fighters were killed while fighting the Israeli army in southern Lebanon.
The death toll of Hezbollah affiliates killed in fighting with the Israeli army has risen to 22 since Oct. 7.
Tensions have flared along the Israeli-Lebanese border amid an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah.
The escalation came amid Israeli airstrikes against the Gaza Strip following an Oct. 7 cross-border attack by the Palestinian group, Hamas, into Israeli border positions and settlements.
Hezbollah has fought several wars with Israel, the latest in 2006, during which the Lebanese group struck major Israeli cities with rockets, causing significant property damage.
*Writing by Ikram Kouachi