Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Al-Quazah, Lebanon, on Dec. 4, 2023. Six Lebanese civilians were injured on Monday in Israeli artillery and missile shelling targeting several border areas in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Al-Quazah, Lebanon, on Dec. 4, 2023. Six Lebanese civilians were injured on Monday in Israeli artillery and missile shelling targeting several border areas in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Naqoura, Lebanon, on Dec. 4, 2023. Six Lebanese civilians were injured on Monday in Israeli artillery and missile shelling targeting several border areas in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Six Lebanese civilians were injured on Monday in Israeli artillery and missile shelling targeting several border areas in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that two Lebanese citizens were seriously injured as a result of an Israeli air-to-surface missile hitting their vehicle near the village of Shaqra.

They added that four other citizens were injured from Israeli artillery shelling targeting the villages of al-Wazzani, Mays al-Jabal, and Aitaroun.

The sources noted that Israeli drones and warplanes carried out 12 raids in southwest Lebanon, destroying four houses and causing damage to over 35 others.

According to the sources, Israeli heavy artillery bombed the outskirts of 24 towns and villages in southwest Lebanon and 11 in the southeast of the country.

Lebanon also launched several surface-to-surface missiles toward northern Israel, but were intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome.

Hezbollah, a Shiite military group, said its fighters attacked Israeli positions in the border area and caused some casualties.

The Israeli media also reported that three Israeli soldiers were injured in Shtula.

The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension since Oct. 8 after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting the Israeli forces to respond by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon.

The confrontations have killed 128 on the Lebanese side, including 89 Hezbollah members, one member of the Amal Movement, 14 members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and 24 civilians, according to security sources.