Clashes at volatile Israel-Lebanon border

Iran-backed Hezbollah exchanged fire with Israel’s military on the Lebanon border raising tensions in the region, as Israel prepares for possible ground ops near Gaza

ANKARA: Israeli shelling hit southern Lebanese towns on Wednesday in response to a fresh rocket attack by powerful armed group Hezbollah, as cross-border violence extended into a fourth day.

Hezbollah said it had fired precision missiles at an Israeli position in response to the killing of its members in Israeli shelling earlier this week, pledging "decisive" responses to attacks on Lebanese territory, especially deadly ones.

The Israeli military said it had hit a Hezbollah position with an air strike and had also "attacked" Lebanon after a military post near the Israeli town of Arab al-Aramshe was targeted with anti-tank fire on Wednesday.

A Lebanese security source said Hezbollah fired two precià miss. into Israel, which the group considers its sworn enemy.

Residents of the southern Lebanese town of Rmeish said Israeli shelling hit nearby. A security source told Reuters that Israeli artillery rounds were hitting the rocket launch point around Dhayra, across from Arab al-Aramshe.

The Israeli army reported a "suspected infiltration" from Lebanon into Israeli air space while sirens blared in cities and towns across Israel's northern border.