Hizballah, the militant organization operating in Southern Lebanon, fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli military convoy along the Lebanese border on Wednesday, killing two Israeli soldiers. Israel retaliated by firing 25 artillery shells into Lebanon, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to respond “forcefully” to attacks across the country’s increasingly tense and volatile northern border.
Burning vehicles are seen near the village of Ghajar on Israel's border with Lebanon, Jan. 28, 2015.Maruf Khatib—ReutersIsraeli soldiers carry an injured comrade after an anti-tank missile hit an army vehicle in an occupied area on the border with Lebanon on Jan. 28, 2015. Jalaa Marey—AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli artillery fire toward targets in Lebanon near Har Dov area, on the Israeli-Lebanese border, Jan. 28, 2015. Atef Safadi—EPASmoke rises after an explosion in the Lebanese village of Ghajar on the Israeli-Lebanese border Jan. 28, 2015.Baz Ratner—ReutersA member of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force looks through binoculars at Mount Bental, an observation post in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, Jan. 28, 2015. Baz Ratner—ReutersA burnt vehicle is seen near the village of Ghajar on Israel's border with Lebanon, Jan. 28, 2015. Maruf Khatib—Reuters