"hezbollah"

Israeli government has come under growing pressure from security establishment hawks to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah

In an operational update on the northern border, Jonathan Conricus called Israel's response "measured, tactical and confined to the areas near the border"

After breaching the barbed border fence, the gunman entered the Israeli town of Margaliot before retreating towards Lebanese territory, according to the sources.

The Shia militant group announced on Wednesday that it had launched missile strikes against three Israeli locations, including a center for Israeli soldiers and a surveillance and reconnaissance system south of Al-Manara in northern Israel, resulting in "several casualties."

The roots of the insurrection and terrorism plaguing the region and beyond into the 21st century can be traced back to the pivotal years of 1967 and 1979 in the Middle East and its surrounding areas.

The nationalities of the dead fighters was not immediately know, the Britain-based monitor said.