Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon early on Monday, which were planning to launch anti-tank missiles and rockets toward Israel, its military said, as fighting flared across the two countries' shared border.
Lebanon's state-run news agency NNA reported an Israeli air strike on the southern outskirts of Aitaroun, in southern Lebanon.
Israel later said it struck more Hezbollah targets, including a compound and an observation post.
Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire at the frontier with increasing frequency since Palestinian group Hamas carried out a shock attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel responded with intense air strikes on Gaza.
At least five Israeli soldiers and one civilian have been killed on Israel's side of the frontier, according to Israeli military reports.
Persons:
NNA, Israel, Rami Ayyub, Ahmed Tolba, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Diane Craft
Organizations:
Hamas, Thomson
Locations:
Lebanon, Israel, Lebanon's, Aitaroun, Mattat, Iran, Gaza