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Hezbollah says clashing with Israeli forces in 3 southern Lebanese villages

Beirut, Oct 13 (UNI) Hezbollah said Sunday that it clashed with Israeli forces in three border villages in southern Lebanon.
In separate statements, the group said it had killed and wounded several members of an Israeli infantry force attempting to infiltrate the Canaan Heights in the village of Blida and remained engaged in clashes with another Israeli infantry force trying to infiltrate the village of Qaouzah.
Hezbollah added that it was also involved in "violent" clashes with Israeli forces in "the western neighborhood of Aita al-Shaab," a village located in the central sector of the border area.
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