Israeli soldiers killed and wounded in clashes with Hezbollah

Israeli sources have reported a number of soldiers killed and wounded during overnight fighting between Monday and Tuesday with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as tensions rapidly escalate along the border.

The developments come amid a fast-growing military escalation across the frontier, with uncertainty over the true scale of losses and what appears to be a deliberate Israeli blackout. Israel’s military censor has refused to release details and has barred domestic media from reporting on the clashes in southern Lebanon.

According to reports circulating on Hebrew-language news platforms, the fighting involved two separate incidents — one using a drone and the other involving explosive devices. The incidents reportedly left soldiers with very critical injuries, while intensive air evacuations were carried out to hospitals inside Israel, with a large number of helicopters involved.

At the same time, Hezbollah said it had carried out several operations. These included detonating an explosive device targeting an Israeli force between the towns of Aitaroun and Ainatā, causing deaths and injuries. The group also said it targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers near Naqoura with a drone, and struck another force inside a house in Ainatā with a guided missile, claiming direct hits.