Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah fired more than 10 anti tank missiles at troops operating near the border, the Israeli military said. A combat officer from the Givati Brigade was seriously wounded and another soldier was moderately hurt. Both were evacuated to hospital and their families were notified.

The attack followed a similar incident a day earlier in which two soldiers from the 401st Armored Brigade were moderately wounded by anti tank missile fire. The military said its ground forces had entered southern Lebanon this week as part of operations aimed at improving security for residents of northern Israel, while carrying out extensive strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had authorized the military to seize additional high ground in Lebanon to prevent rocket fire on Israeli border communities. Lebanese sources told Reuters that Hezbollah had redeployed fighters from its elite Radwan Force to border areas to try to block the advance of Israeli tanks.