Israel and Hezbollah trade blows as tensions simmer

An Israeli air strike kills four in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah drones injure two in Israel.

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The Lebanese health ministry said four people were killed in the strike on a house in the town of Maifadoun, around 30km from the Israeli border.

Security sources told the AFP news agency that the four men were Hezbollah fighters. In an apparent response, the group launched drone strikes on towns in northern Israel, injuring two people.

It comes amid increasing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, and with Iran which backs the group.

Last week, an Israeli air strike killed senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut, in what Israeli officials called an "intelligence-based elimination".

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