Violence escalated on Sunday at Lebanon's border with Israel. (File)
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An Israeli shell killed the mayor of a Lebanese village on Monday, a relative and the Lebanese National News Agency said, as Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah continued hostilities sparked by the war in Gaza.
Hussein Mansour was killed at his home in the village of Taybeh, a few kilometers from the border with Israel, family member Mohamed Mansour told Reuters. The grenade that hit him did not explode, the National News Agency said.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Violence escalated on Lebanon's border with Israel on Sunday, with Iran-backed Hezbollah launching explosive drones and powerful missiles at Israeli positions, and Israeli airstrikes rocking several towns and villages in southern Lebanon.
After a Hezbollah official said on Sunday that Israel had escalated its attacks in Lebanon, an Israeli government spokesman accused Hezbollah of “escalating its aggression.”
“We will respond strongly to any continued aggression and we reiterate that Israel is not interested in a two-front war, but if Hezbollah decides to drag Israel into a full-scale war, the consequences will be serious for Hezbollah and for the State of Lebanon. said government spokesman Eylon Levy.
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