Israeli jets strike south Lebanon

Israeli fighter jets pounded Hezbollah hideouts in southern Lebanon with air strikes yesterday, after an incoming anti-tank missile wounded Israelis near the village of Dovev, just half a milefrom the frontier with Lebanon, the army said.The Israeli army said "a number of civilians were wounded” in the anti-tank missile strike near the village of Dovev, just half a mile (800 metres) from the frontier with Lebanon.In response, "fighter jets struck a number of Hezbollah targets” including "military infrastructure used by Hezbollah to direct its fighter activity”, the army said.The Israel Electric Corporation said that the missile from Lebanon had "hit employees” who were in Dovev to repair power lines downed by earlier strikes.The fighter group Hezbollah claimed responsibility and said it had fired on an Israeli team installing "eavesdropping and spying devices” near the border.Since the October 7 Hamas storming of Israel, Israel has also traded fire with fighter groups in southern Lebanon on a near-daily basis.In addition to Hezbollah, Hamas’ Lebanese branch has launched attacks into southern Israel in recent weeks.Israel has evacuated tens of thousands of residents from communities in the north since October first week.Israel has launched an offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, killing more than 11,000 there, also mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.