Two Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon as strikes resume
Beirut, Lebanon. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon and four others were wounded, Israeli local media reported on Thursday, while an Israeli strike on the town of Tibnin killed one person and injured 12 others, Lebanon’s health ministry said.
The violence followed Israeli military strikes that began on Wednesday in response to what it described as a Hezbollah violation of the ceasefire.
Military casualties and strikes
Israeli local media said the two soldiers were killed when an explosive device detonated in an area of southern Lebanon where they were operating.
The Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli strike on Tibnin, in southern Lebanon, killed one person and wounded 12 others.
Security talks
The escalation coincided with the latest round of talks between Israel and Lebanon in Rome.
The countries agreed in June to a U.S.-brokered security arrangement aimed at easing hostilities along the border. Israel has said it would maintain a security zone in southern Lebanon to eliminate what it described as the threat posed by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
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