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Lebanon's Hezbollah said it was fighting off Israeli troops trying to infiltrate Lebanese territory Wednesday, destroying three Israeli tanks as they advanced towards a border village.
The Iran-backed group said it "destroyed three Merkava tanks with rockets as they advanced towards the village of Maroun al-Ras". Clashes also took place near the villages of Adayseh, Yaroun, and Kfar Kela, as Hezbollah said it used different explosive devices, machine guns and rockets to stop Israeli infiltration.
The Israeli military announced the deaths of eight soldiers and dozens of injuries, its first combat losses since launching cross-border raids early on Tuesday.
Additionally, Israel is preparing strikes against Iran, vowing to make the country "pay" for firing a volley of around 200 ballistic missiles toward Tel Aviv, southern Israel and other targets Tuesday night.
Iran said it targeted three military bases and the Mossad headquarters using hypersonic missiles in retaliation for the killing of former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, former Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC Quds Force commander General Abbas Nilforoushan.