Six Israeli soldiers have been killed after a three-hour gun battle with Hezbollah fighters who ambushed them in southern Lebanon.

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A total of at least 12 people were killed on Wednesday in southern Lebanon, including six Israeli soldiers and six people who died when Israeli jets hit a building, reports from both Israel and Lebanon showed.

The soldiers 'fell during combat in southern Lebanon,' the army said in a statement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X shared an image of the 'Golani' Brigade symbol – the unit the soldiers killed belonged to – a green olive tree against a yellow background,

Three Hezbollah field commanders have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Wednesday. The IDF said Ayman Muhammad Nabulsi, the incoming commander of Hezbollah’s ‘Nasser’ Unit’s anti-tank missile array in the southern Lebanese area of Hajir was killed on Sunday.