BEIRUT 

Hezbollah mourned another fighter who was killed Saturday in clashes with the Israeli army along the Lebanese-Israeli border.

A statement from the Lebanese group identified the fighter but did not specify how he was killed.

The death toll of Hezbollah fighters killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 8 rose to 71, according to previous statements by the group.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant threatened Lebanon on Saturday if clashes escalate along border areas.

He said Beirut's residents will suffer the same fate as those in Gaza if an all-out war erupts with Hezbollah.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah addressed supporters in Lebanon on Nov. 3 and said his group would increase military pressure on Israel, but it would not commit to an all-out war.

Tension has flared along the border between Israel and Lebanon amid intermittent exchange of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, in the deadliest clashes since the two sides fought a full-scale war in 2006.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip – including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship – since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 11,078 Palestinians have been killed, including 4,506 children and 3,027 women.

The Israeli death toll is nearly 1,200, according to official figures.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar