The Lebanese army said an Israeli strike on Sunday hit a military center in southeastern al-Mari, killing two soldiers. There was no immediate Israeli comment.
"The Israeli enemy directly targeted an army center" in al-Mari in the Hasbaya area, causing "the death of one of the soldiers and the wounding of three others, one of whom is in critical condition," the army said in a statement.
A separate statement shortly afterwards said "a second soldier" had died of his wounds.
Israeli fire has killed more than a dozen Lebanese soldiers since all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted in September.
Hezbollah began firing rockets, missiles and drones into Israel the day after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack ignited the war in Gaza. Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes in Lebanon and the conflict steadily escalated, erupting into war in September. Israeli forces invaded Lebanon on Oct. 1.
Hezbollah has continued to fire dozens of projectiles into Israel daily and has expanded their range to central Israel.
