Hezbollah launched a drone attack on an Israeli military base in northern Israel, near the border, following rocket fire at the same area.
Israeli warplanes retaliated with strikes on several locations in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Hezbollah fighters targeted Israeli troops, tanks, and military vehicles along the border, resulting in casualties on the Israeli side.
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon, bringing the total to 32 since the start of the ground operation.
Two civilians died in Majd al-Krum, and seven others were wounded in a rocket barrage from Lebanon.
Israeli strikes in east Lebanon killed 12 people, including three children, while attacks on hospitals and paramedic groups claimed the lives of 163 rescuers and health workers.
An Israeli airstrike in northeast Lebanon closed a border crossing with Syria, bringing the total number of closures to three.