Israel announces the assassination of a Hezbollah leader in southern Lebanon. Tensions have escalated over the past few days between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.
Hezbollah and Palestinian factions in Lebanon have exchanged intermittent bombardment with the Israel army on a daily basis since the eighth of the same month. Yesterday, Sunday, Hezbollah announced the killing of one of its members in battles on the southern border with northern Israel, bringing its death toll to 270 since October 8, 2023. In a related context, Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said that Hezbollah must be deterred, adding: “We are not afraid of a ground invasion, and the IsraeliArmy is ready for that”