Artillery exchanges heating up on Israel-Lebanon border, IDF claims

Israeli multiple rocket launchers are deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. (Photo by jalaa marey / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Israeli Defense Forces are reporting an increase in artillery exchanges on the northern border of the country.

"Over the last hour, a number of launches from Lebanon toward Israel were identified, two of which crossed into Israeli territory," the IDF said in a statement Friday. "In response, IDF artillery struck the sources of the fire."

The IDF reported striking a Hezbollah terrorist cell in the Aitaroun area and taking out a missile launcher in the Bar'am area.

"Additionally, over the last few hours, IDF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area of Wadi Hamul in Lebanon," the statement continued. "Among the targets struck were launch sites, a military compound, and additional terrorist infrastructure."