Israel and Hezbollah: Fears of escalation after flurry of attacks - BBC News

A spate of strikes and retaliations has left dead and injured on both sides of the border.

34 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, Israeli soldiers were wounded when a building they were in was hit in a Hezbollah attackBy David GrittenBBC NewsCross-border fighting between Israeli forces and the Lebanese group Hezbollah have intensified in recent days, raising fears of a further escalation.

Hezbollah announced on Thursday the deaths of two fighters, after the Israeli military said it had struck sites in southern and eastern Lebanon.

On Wednesday, 14 Israeli soldiers were wounded in a missile and drone attack.

Hezbollah claimed it was a response to strikes a day earlier that the Israeli military said killed two commanders.

There have been exchanges of fire almost every day since the day after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in October. Hezbollah has said it is acting in support of the Palestinian group. Both are backed by Iran and proscribed as terrorist organisations by Israel, the UK and other countries.

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