Hezbollah said Wednesday that its fighters repelled two Israeli army attempts to infiltrate southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its ground offensive against the group.
The Israel military has intensified its attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon in recent weeks, having weakened Hamas, the Palestinian ally of the militant 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 Labouneh at 4:55am.
The militant group says it has thwarted a number of such infiltration attempts since the Israeli military launched ground operations in Lebanon on September 30.
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