Escalation continues across Lebanese-Israeli border

STORY: Escalation continues across Lebanese-Israeli border SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of smoke resulting from Israeli army shelling on the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Aita al-Shaab 2. various of the funeral of a Hezbollah militant in Tyre STORYLINE: Hezbollah on Monday announced waging two attacks on Israeli posts in northern Israel as Israeli shelling and airstrikes targeted several Lebanese southern border towns. In a statement, Hezbollah said it attacked Israeli troops near the Mattat barracks with the "appropriate weapons." In two other statements, the militant group said it attacked the Beit Hillel military base east of Kiryat Shmona, achieving "certain casualties," and a gathering of Israeli troops near the Birket Risha post. It also announced on Monday the death of two of its fighters in south Lebanon and held an official funeral for one of them in the coastal city of Tyre. Meanwhile