Security officials told Lebanese media an Israeli drone struck a group of UN observers on patrol near the border town of Rmeich.
With Riley McGree and Jordan Bos sidelined,and Keanu Baccus banned,Graham Arnold’s side will look a little different in Tuesday night’s rematch with Lebanon.
The Socceroos coach has taken another swing at government decision makers after the side trained on a field with rugby league posts for Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier.
Footage from Houthi-run media shows the Rubymar,a British-registered,Lebanese-operated cargo vessel,listing and disappearing into the water.
Underlining the risks of escalation,Hezbollah fired 60 rockets at an Israeli army headquarters in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
A barrage of Israeli strikes on villages across southern Lebanon killed nine people,including children and fighters,and wounded nearly a dozen.
Fugitive developer Jean Nassif may face further criminal action over “potential fraud and violation of directors’ duties” after administrators released a report to creditors.
Wissam al-Tawil,the deputy head of a Radwan unit,and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when the car they were in was struck.
The killing adds to fears the Gaza conflict will spread after Hezbollah warned Israel against carrying out any assassinations on Lebanese soil,vowing a “severe reaction”.
The shift appears to correspond to pressure from Israel’s top ally,the United States,to review tactics and to do more to protect non-combatants.
Israel’s decision to recalibrate its strategy to deal with Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon carries the seeds of both hope and further carnage.