Hezbollah says it launched anti-tank missile attack on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah said early Monday that it launched an anti-tank missile attack on a gathering of Israeli troops and military vehicles in Tal al-Nahas on the outskirts of Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon.

In a statement, the Lebanese group said the strike targeted Israeli forces positioned near the border area.

On Sunday, the Israeli army said one soldier was killed and six others were injured during fighting in southern Lebanon.

The military said three soldiers sustained serious injuries while two others were moderately wounded, without specifying when the fighting took place.

Hezbollah said Sunday that it carried out a series of attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon in response to Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon.

Israel has pounded Lebanon with airstrikes and launched a ground offensive in the south since a cross-border attack by Hezbollah on March 2.

The region has been on alert since the US and Israel launched an air offensive on Iran on Feb. 28.

Since March 2, expanded Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed more than 2,500 people and displaced over 1 million, according to Lebanese authorities.