Four Injured in Hezbollah-Israel Border Clashes

Two people were injured overnight in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of al-Khiam, the Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.

In addition, Israeli warplanes carried out raids on the outskirts of Zebqine, Aita al-Shaab, and Yater in southern Lebanon. On Wednesday, Israeli artillery shelled areas around Shebaa, and Israeli warplanes targeted the outskirts of Ainata, Kounin, and Qabrikha. A rocket, which failed to detonate, landed near Bani Hayyan and caused a fire.

In response, Hezbollah stated that it had attacked an Israeli command center in Beit Hillel and artillery positions in Dishon with Katyusha rockets, following Israeli strikes on the southern towns of Aita al-Shaab and al-Khiam. Israeli reports indicated that these rocket attacks injured two Israelis and ignited fires.

Later, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting a group of Israeli soldiers stationed in the Zar’it barracks with artillery fire.

The ongoing exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military has been a near-daily occurrence since the clashes along the border began in October. Hezbollah started launching rockets into Israel on October 8, following the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel, which triggered the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Hezbollah has stated that it will cease hostilities once a ceasefire is established in Gaza.

This escalating violence has heightened fears of a broader conflict, with international governments and the United Nations urging an end to the fighting for months.

Since October 8, nearly 600 people in Lebanon have lost their lives, most of them Hezbollah fighters and their allies, but the death toll also includes more than 100 civilians. On the Israeli side, 23 soldiers and 26 civilians have been killed, including some in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The conflict has displaced tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border.