Israeli soldiers have surrounded the town of Bint Jbeil and "launched an assault on it," a spokesperson for the Israeli military forces announced via social media.
According to Israeli statements, “more than 100” Hezbollah militiamen have been killed in fighting. Lebanese media and Hezbollah sources have also reported that fighting is ongoing.
Bint Jbeil is located half a mile from Lebanon's border with Israel and fighting has raged there even during previous escalations between Israel and the Shiite movement Hezbollah.
Alongside the war with Iran, Israel has escalated bombing of Lebanon and moved further into the country in an expanded ground invasion.
