Hezbollah said Wednesday it clashed with Israeli soldiers who tried to infiltrate into Lebanon, and also targeted Israeli troops across the border.
Hezbollah fighters confronted "an Israeli enemy infantry force that tried to infiltrate into the village of Adaysseh... and clashed with them... and forced them to withdraw", a statement said. Hezbollah fighters later clashed with troops who crossed into Maroun al-Ras, "inflicting casualties among them."
Hezbollah "is engaged in clashes with the Israeli enemy's soldiers who infiltrated the village of Maroun al-Ras from the east", Hezbollah said, adding that the clashes were "ongoing".
Hezbollah also said its fighters targeted "a large infantry force" in Misgav Am across the border with "rockets and artillery", as well as troop gatherings in three other locations, one with Burkan rockets.
The Lebanese army said Israeli soldiers made a brief incursion into south Lebanon Wednesday.
"Israeli enemy forces breached the Blue Line by approximately 400 meters into Lebanese territory" in two areas, "then withdrew a short time later", an army statement on X said, referring to the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel.
- Israel army soldier killed -
An Israeli soldier was killed in combat in Lebanon, the army said Wednesday, following an incursion by the Israel army across the border earlier this week to target Hezbollah positions.
"Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, aged 22... fell during combat in Lebanon," the military said in a statement.
Israel since last week has been heavily bombarding Lebanon, particularly the south.
The Israeli army on Wednesday called for the evacuation of additional villages in southern Lebanon, a day after it announced the launch of ground operations.
- Hezbollah detonates bomb targeting troops -
Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli unit with an explosive device near a southern border village Wednesday.
"As the Israeli enemy army tried to sneak around the village of Yaroun... (Hezbollah) fighters surprised them by detonating an explosive device," it said, reporting Israeli casualties.