BEIRUT

Hezbollah on Thursday used drones to target Israeli troops at their military base in northern Israel, resulting in casualties.

In a statement, the Lebanon-based group said it launched an "aerial attack using a squadron of precision-guided drones on the artillery position of Battalion 411 in Neve Ziv of the 288th Fire Brigade."

Hezbollah added that the attack “targeted the positions and deployments of Israeli officers and soldiers, hitting its targets accurately and causing confirmed casualties.”

As of yet, there was no comment from Israel regarding Hezbollah's statement.

Earlier in the day, Lebanon's official news agency reported that an Israeli airstrike on the village of Rab El Thalathine killed one person and injured two.

Fears have grown about a full-fledged war between Israel and Hezbollah amid an exchange of almost daily attacks.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 39,200 people since Oct. 7 last year following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio