On Saturday, August 1st, 2026, the Israeli military announced it killed several Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon and that an Israeli soldier was moderately injured during the incident. The military stated it identified several Hezbollah militants overnight inside a "security zone" in southern Lebanon, an area occupied by Israeli forces. "Following the identification, the soldiers struck the terrorists and eliminated them in order to remove the threat," the military said in a statement.

The injured Israeli soldier was evacuated to a hospital for treatment. Israeli forces emphasized they "will continue to operate to remove any threat to its soldiers and will not allow the Hezbollah terrorist organisation to harm Israeli civilians."

Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group, did not comment when contacted by Agence France-Presse journalists in Beirut. The group has not claimed any attacks since June 20th, 2026.

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