Hezbollah and Israeli forces exchanged fire along the Lebanon-Israel border on Wednesday, ahead of expected talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden.
Hezbollah said Wednesday that its fighters repelled more than three Israeli army attempts to infiltrate southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its ground offensive against the Lebanese, Iran-backed group.
In a statement issued after midnight, Hezbollah said its fighters detonated an explosive device targeting Israeli forces and engaged in combat with them as they "attempted to infiltrate the border town of Blida" in the southeast.
In another statement, it said its fighters targeted Israeli soldiers with artillery "and rocket-propelled weapons" as they attempted to advance towards the border area of al-Labbouneh at 4:55am.