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Israeli sources have reported a number of soldiers killed and wounded during overnight fighting between Monday and Tuesday with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as tensions rapidly escalate along the border. The developments come amid a fast-growing military escalation across the frontier, with uncertainty over the true scale of losses and what appears to be a deliberate Israeli blackout. Israel’s military censor has refused to release details and has barred domestic media from reporting on the clashes in southern Lebanon. According to reports circulating on Hebrew-language news platforms, the fighting involved two separate incidents — one using a drone and the other involving explosive devices. The incidents reportedly left soldiers with very critical injuries, while intensive air evacuations were carried out […]
