The exchange of fire at the Lebanon-Israel border between the IDF and Hezbollah terrorists, as well as local Palestinian terror groups, continued on Monday. The IDF shot down a Hezbollah UAV over Acre, that entered Western Galilee from the sea, and its forces attacked targets across the border. Since the start of the fighting in Gaza, more than 29 Hezbollah terrorists have been killed, according to the Iran-backed group while residents of south Lebanon flee north to avoid harm.
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Israel estimates Hezbollah's fatalities to be around 40. Lebanese sources have also reported an additional 11 casualties among Palestinian terror groups, alongside four civilians who lost their lives in the crossfire.
In recent days, tensions on the Lebanon border have escalated, despite the warning messages sent by the United States to Hezbollah and its patron, Iran. These warnings included the deployment of significant naval forces near Israel's coast. Now, the looming question is whether Hezbollah will opt to open another front in a full-blown war against Hamas, or if they will maintain relatively low-intensity clashes in the north.
Unnamed sources, purportedly close to Hezbollah's strategic thinking, were cited in a Reuters report Sunday, saying that the current attacks are intended to keep Israeli forces engaged on the border but not necessarily to instigate a significant battle. One source described this tactic as the management of "small wars."
Nasrallah himself remains tight-lipped, maintaining an air of mystery. Hassan Fadlallah, a parliament member affiliated with the Islamist terror group and considered close to Nasrallah, suggested Sunday that the group's leader is meticulously monitoring the developments in southern Lebanon and Gaza. He is directly overseeing the fighting against Israel with the field commanders."I conveyed to the families of the martyrs that 'all martyrs are his children,' Fadlallah said. "Nasrallah is directly involved in the confrontations with the field commanders, and his absence from public appearances is part of the battle. When he sees the need, he will appear."