'Israel has indicated that it might intensify its strikes in southern Lebanon'
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00:00 The Israeli military striking deep inside Lebanese territory, striking a target in the
00:06 Bekaa Valley, making it indeed the deepest strike in Lebanese territory since hostilities
00:12 broke out back in October.
00:15 Two members of Hezbollah killed in that attack.
00:17 Hezbollah responding with a salvo of rockets fired at Israeli military positions on the
00:23 Golan Heights.
00:24 And indeed, it fits a pattern that we've been seeing here since October of a slow and steady
00:32 escalation along Israel's northern border with Lebanon.
00:36 It began back in October with those tit-for-tat skirmishes between Hezbollah militants and
00:42 the IDF.
00:43 Since then, there has been a steady increase in military and civilian deaths on both sides.
00:48 At least 50 civilian deaths in southern Lebanon.
00:51 At least five civilian deaths in northern Israel.
00:55 And only just yesterday, Hezbollah fired rockets at the Israeli town of Kiryat Shomona.
01:00 It's one of the towns we visited today, virtually a ghost town since its residents were evacuated
01:06 back in October.
01:08 And those attacks themselves in response to the IDF striking Hezbollah targets in southern
01:15 Lebanon.
01:16 So, indeed, tensions only looking likely to increase.
01:19 And Israel even indicating that it may intensify its strikes in southern Lebanon going ahead.