Hezbollah says 'destroyed' Israeli vehicle near border

BEIRUT

Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday that it destroyed an Israeli military vehicle, in an attack along the border between Lebanon and Israel.

In a statement, the group said "those inside the Israeli vehicle were killed and wounded" in the operation, without giving further details.

The Israeli army, meanwhile, said anti-tank missiles were fired from Lebanon, which hit military positions in northern Israel.

"We returned the fire toward the source of the attack in southern Lebanon," a military statement said.

The escalation came a week after an Israeli drone fell and another exploded over the southern suburb of Beirut.

In 2006, Israel launched a war against the Hezbollah, during which at least 1,200 people, mostly Lebanese civilians, were killed.