Israel-Hezbollah border clashes: Latest developments

Hezbollah and the Israeli army traded fire Tuesday as Hezbollah attacked several Israeli posts in northern Israel and in the occupied Shebaa Farms.

Hezbollah said it targeted a group of soldiers and a Merkava tank in the Dovev barracks and another group of soldiers in the Jal al-Alam post. The group also targeted the Zebdine barracks in the occupied Shebaa Farms while Israeli artillery bombed Yaroun's forest.

Israeli warplanes had targeted overnight the southern border town of al-Odeisseh.

Israeli fire since October has killed at least 363 people in Lebanon, mostly Hezbollah fighters, but also including at least 70 civilians have also died, according to an AFP tally.

The cross-border fire has displaced tens of thousands of people in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.

Fighters from other groups in Lebanon including Hamas and the Hezbollah-allied Amal movement are also included in the total.

Israel says it has struck 1,400 targets from air in Lebanon and 3,300 with artillery, rockets and tanks.

Its military said 3,100 rockets have been fired over the border from Lebanon and 35 from Syria.

Eight civilians and 10 Israeli soldiers have died in the north in Hezbollah rocket and missile attacks from Lebanon.