On Sunday, the army and doctors reported that three gunmen who crossed into Israel from Lebanon, as well as an Israeli male, were killed in confrontations and a strike along the border.
Hezbollah fighters supported by Iran and Israeli soldiers have been exchanging gunfire almost every day since the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip broke out on October 7.
Following the death of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Aruri in a strike generally ascribed to Israel in a Beirut neighborhood earlier this month, tensions along the border escalated.
Overnight, a terrorist cell that had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory opened fire on the forces, according to the Israeli military, which was patrolling a disputed border area.
After an earlier announcement claimed four fighters had been killed, the army revised its statement to say three gunmen who engaged in combat with troops were shot and killed. According to the army, the gunfight left five soldiers injured.
The Israeli military claimed later on Sunday that after a missile assault on a home in the border town of Kfar Yuval that left numerous Israelis wounded, jets targeted Hezbollah sites.
The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency agency said an Israeli man was pronounced dead after the missile hit near Kfar Yuval.
According to MDA, a 70-year-old woman in critical condition was also attended to by paramedics.
Hezbollah claimed to have attacked Israeli forces in multiple locations on Sunday, including Kfar Yuval, and to have caused “injuries and deaths” in the process.
