BEIRUT, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese armed group Hezbollah announced on Friday that it had conducted 692 offensive operations against Israel along Lebanon's southern border over the past three months.
In a statement, the Iran-backed group said it had targetted 48 Israeli border sites, 12 rear sites, and 50 new military points since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October last year.
The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension since Oct. 8 after Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Israel in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting Israel to respond by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon.
Confrontations continued on the Lebanon-Israel border on Friday, with Israeli forces firing from the Motella settlement at a Lebanese civilian, injuring him seriously, a Lebanese military source told Xinhua.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the injured Lebanese had been transferred to the Marjeyoun Governmental Hospital in southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah said its fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Hadab Al-Bustan site.
The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have so far killed 217 on the Lebanese side, including 158 Hezbollah members and 37 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources. ■
