Four Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

AFP
Tel Aviv Updated: Jul 28, 2024, 12:27 AM(IST)

Image shows smoke rising near the Israel-Lebanon border as seen from northern Israel, November 12, 2023. (File Photo) Photograph:( Reuters )

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Hezbollah, which has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since the Gaza war erupted last October, confirmed the deaths of four of its fighters

An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed four fighters of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on Saturday, a security source told AFP.

"Four Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Kila," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. 

Hezbollah, which has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since the Gaza war erupted last October, confirmed the deaths of four of its fighters.

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