5 dead in southern Lebanon amid exchange of attacks between Hezbollah and Israel. Hezbollah announced in separate statements today, Friday, that its fighters carried out 6 operations against Israeli sites and targets off the southern border of Lebanon.
In the past few weeks, Israel carried out strikes deep into Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah sites near the border with Syria, and intensified its preparations in anticipation of launching a military operation inside Lebanon. Since last October, Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been engaged in confrontations that have so far resulted in the deaths of more than 300 Lebanese and about 20 Israelis.