At least eight Israeli soldiers were injured in clashes with Hezbollah fighters during an incursion north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon despite a temporary ceasefire, according to Israeli media.
Army Radio and Channel 14 said on Tuesday that the soldiers were wounded in three direct, close-range clashes with Hezbollah.
The confrontations erupted after troops from the Golani Brigade and Egoz Unit crossed the Litani River towards the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, a village about 10 kilometres from the Israeli border, in what Army Radio described as an “operation” to “neutralise rocket launchers.”
The “operation” lasted about a week and wounded several soldiers, Army Radio said.
Channel 14 said eight Israeli soldiers were injured in clashes with Hezbollah fighters in the area.
