Sources speaking anonymously said on Saturday that an Israeli warplane targeted a house in the village of Houla, killing two Hezbollah members and wounding three civilians, Xinhua news agency reported.

Another Israeli air strike with two air-to-surface missiles targeted a commercial market in the village of Itaroun, killing two civilians and injuring two others, the sources said.

The two civilians killed were identified as Ali Khalil Hamad, a coffee shop owner, and Mustafa Issa, a young man.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it responded to Israel's raid on Saturday with multiple attacks on occupied Shebaa farms and some Israeli sites, including Malikiyyah, al-Samaqa, Zarit and al-Raheb.

Tensions between Hezbollah and the Israeli military increased when the Israeli military announced the completion of deployment for a major offensive against Israeli forces.

The announcement came after Hezbollah on Wednesday launched a drone attack on an Israeli congregation south of the al-Kosh settlement in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, causing several casualties.

The confrontation between the two sides on the Lebanon-Israel border has escalated since October 8, 2023, following a volley of rockets launched by Hezbollah towards Israel in solidarity with Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery. Southeastern Lebanon.