Tension increases between Israel and Hezbollah. The Israeli Army and the Lebanese militias They have participated in continuous attacks this Sunday around the Israeli town of Shtula. Specifically, Israel has stated that six anti-tank missile launches against its territory by Hezbollah have been recorded.

The escalation of the conflict occurred this morning, when a missile launched by Hezbollah against the Israeli border town of Shtula It caused one death and three injuries. Shortly after, the launches continued against an Israeli military post and against a group of soldiers that was operating on the border.

After the launch of the first missile, Israel declared a 4-kilometer-wide strip along the common border a closed zone, prohibiting civilian access and limiting movement to the inhabitants of the area. The Israeli Army also ordered that all civilians living in an area up to 2 kilometers from the border take refuge in safe places.

Israel’s response did not take long to arrive. According to the official Lebanese news agency ANI and the Hezbollah-friendly Al Manar channel, Israeli projectiles, at least a dozenhave hit the Lebanese town of Aita el Shaab, and other fragments in the nearby town of Rmeich, with no evidence of victims at the moment.

“After the initial report on the firing of anti-tank missiles towards an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military post along the Lebanese border, IDF soldiers are currently responding with artillery fire in the direction of the launch,” the military spokesperson reported, detailing that their Troops also bombed a military target of the Shiite militia Hezbollah.

For its part, Hezbollah reported that “the mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance“They had attacked a Merkava tank at the Raheb post (northern Israel) with guided missiles,” which led to it being hit directly and its occupants being killed or injured.

In the last week, Israeli forces and Hezbollah have engaged in cross-attacks across the border between the two countries, area in which some claimed actions have also taken place by Palestinian factions present in Lebanese territory.

These episodes have left a total of at least four dead in Israel and at least 12 in Lebanon, including three civilians, four members of Hezbollah and 5 members of Palestinian militias.

This same Sunday, the Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, has notified the Lebanese Hezbollah militias that his country is not interested in intensifying hostilities on the border and will “respect” any “containment” exercise that the party-militia decides to carry out.

“We do not want an escalation. We have a mission to fulfill, so if Hezbollah chooses to take the path of war, will pay a very high price. Very high,” Gallant insisted during a visit to an Israeli military post near Gaza, later stating that “if Hezbollah decides to contain itself” they will “wait it out” and leave things “as they are.”