Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged almost daily cross-border fire since the war in Gaza started last October but recent weeks have seen that violence significantly ramp up turning southern Lebanon into a flashpoint.

Israeli army releases video showing what it says is a Hezbollah militant surrendering to Israeli soldiers, out of tunnel in southern Lebanon. Video credit: Israeli army handout.

Israel expanded its aerial bombardment of targets in Lebanon, hitting areas both in and outside traditional Hezbollah bastions, as its troops battled militants across the border on Sunday.