Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah says its fighters ambushed Israeli soldiers in the village of Chamaa in southern part of the country on Saturday, causing several casualties, reports Al Jazeera.
The group said fighting was ongoing.
There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Earlier, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli soldiers had retreated from Chamaa, which is 5km (3 miles) from the Israeli border and is the furthest point that Israeli soldiers have reached inside Lebanon since they launched a ground invasion on October 1.
The soldiers blew up several homes and the Shrine of Shimon the Prophet, in Chamaa, before their withdrawal, the NNA reported.
At least 47 Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat with Hezbollah since September 30, according to a tally by the AFP news agency.
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