A Lebanese civilian was killed Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike in the western sector of southern Lebanon, security sources and state media said.
The airstrike targeted an area between al-Bustan and the town of Zalloutieh, killing one civilian, the National News Agency (NNA) said.
In a statement, the Pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement said that "in response to the Israeli enemy’s attacks on the steadfast southern villages and safe houses" and the killing of a civilian Hezbollah "rained the Kiryat Shmona barracks with dozens of Katyusha rockets."
The Israeli army confirmed the firing of rockets and said approximately 15 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon. It added that ten were successfully intercepted by Aerial Defense Array and no injuries were reported.
It added that the army also identified "a terrorist" entering a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Yarine in southern Lebanon and struck the area where he was operating from or firing rockets.
Since October 8, a day after the war broke out in Gaza, there have been daily battles between the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli army.
Hezbollah says it is acting in solidarity with its ally Hamas, but the daily exchange of rockets between the movement and Israel on the northern border are increasing by the day. Hezbollah says it will only stop when there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
More than 400 people have been killed in Lebanon so far, most of them Hezbollah members. Around 50 civilians have also been killed. In Israel 16 Israeli soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed in attacks from Lebanon.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday he is "reassured" that a solution will be reached in the "coming days."
Meanwhile Hezbollah's deputy secretary general, Naim Kassim, and the vice president of Germany's intelligence service, Ole Diehl, met in Beirut amid growing tensions on the Lebanese-Israeli border.
Hezbollah sources confirmed the meeting to dpa following reports in local media.
Further details were initially not known.
Germany's intelligence service did not provide any more details, explaining it generally does not comment publicly on matters relating to any intelligence findings or activities.
According to local media, the deputy German intelligence chief was accompanied by the director of the German intelligence station in Beirut.
In this context, sources indicated to al-Akhbar, a newspaper very close to Hezbollah, that the discussions in the meeting did not lead to any serious results. It also said the Germans were unable to persuade Hezbollah to cease its operations or to promote the idea of "front separation."