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Hezbollah targets Israeli soldiers at Hadab Yarin site

Hezbollah says its fighters targeted a deployment of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Hadab Yarin site with missiles.

An Al Jazeera correspondent reported earlier that sirens sounded in the towns of western Galilee near the border with Lebanon.

Tensions have risen between Israel and Hezbollah as the war has dragged on and the exchanges of fire across the Lebanon-Israel border have become more frequent and intense in recent weeks. Hezbollah has frequently said its attacks on northern Israel will cease once Israel ends its war on Gaza.


Syrian soldier killed in Israeli strike on Damascus

A Syrian soldier was killed and three others injured in Israeli strikes near Damascus, state media say.

The Israeli army said it targeted a Syrian military command centre as well as targets and infrastructure belonging to the Syrian army and air defence in response to two drones launched towards Israel from Syrian territory.

The statement is a rare acknowledgement by the Israeli military of action in Syria, where it has launched hundreds of strikes, mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed fighters.

SANA reported defence systems intercepted and downed a number of missiles “despite their intensity”. The state news agency published a photo showing a fire in what appeared to be a crater caused by the blast.

Attacks on Israel from armed groups in solidarity with besieged Palestinians have been frequent since its war on Gaza began last October.


Hezbollah launches drone attack on new Israeli army base

Hezbollah says it deployed drones to attack the headquarters of the newly created Israeli 91st division in Illit, alleging it inflicted casualties.

It said in a statement it targeted a deployment of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Hadab Yarin site with missiles.

Fears have grown in recent weeks of a full-scale war between the Lebanese group and Israel after months of fighting largely confined to the border region. Israel has said it doesn’t want war with Lebanon but could send its neighbour “back to the Stone Age” if it breaks out.