Israeli warplanes struck Wednesday the outskirts of al-Labbouneh, al-Naqoura and Kfarshouba.

Hezbollah later announced the killing of one of its members, Nabegh al-Qadiri from Kfarshouba, saying he died "on the road to Jerusalem" -- the phrase used for fighters killed by Israel.

Hezbollah has denied that a man in charge of Hezbollah’s drones in the south was killed in an Israeli airstrike Tuesday.

After Israel claimed it killed Ali Hussein Barji, who it said was in charge of Hezbollah’s drones in the south, Hezbollah denied the claim and an official said Barji was only a fighter.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday accused the Hezbollah-led “Axis of Defiance” in Lebanon of linking the Lebanese presidency and the new government to “ongoing negotiations” with Western forces over the military situation in south Lebanon.

“This matter is totally rejected, seeing as the presidency will not be a consolation prize for the Axis of Resistance and will not be part of any deal whatsoever,” Geagea said.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday noted that “the daily Israeli escalation is targeting the depth of residential areas, civilians and even ambulances and journalists.”

Hezbollah number two Naim Qassem in a speech Tuesday warned that Israel's wave of targeted killings "cannot lead to a phase of retreat but rather to a push forward for the resistance".

He described Hezbollah field commander Wissam Tawil - who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his car on Monday - as a member of Hezbollah's elite al-Radwan Brigade who had fought on several fronts.

An Israeli drone strike hit a car Tuesday morning in southern Lebanon, killing three Hezbollah members inside it, according to two security officials and a Hezbollah official.

The strike on Ghandouriyeh, about 10 kilometers from the border with Israel, came a day after a similar attack killed a commander with the militant Hezbollah group.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said that Lebanon is “working in a diplomatic solution for the situation in the south.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Hezbollah to look at "what happened to their friends (Hamas)" in Gaza, assuring Israeli troops on Lebanon’s border that "this is what will happen here in the north" should a bigger war erupt.

Netanyahu visited an Israeli army base on the northern border with Lebanon during attacks by Hezbollah.

A top commander from Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces was killed Monday in a strike on the southern village of Khirbet Selm, adding to fears the conflict in Gaza could spill over.

Also on Monday, Israeli warplanes struck the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab, while Israeli tanks shelled a mosque in the border town of al-Abbasiyya. Shells also hit al-Wazzani, al-Hebbariye, and al-Taybeh.

Israel killed Monday a top commander from Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces in a strike in south Lebanon, adding to fears the conflict in Gaza could spill over.

The commander, Wissam Tawil, was killed in an Israeli raid targeting his Honda SUV in the southern village of Khirbet Selm, which lies around 15 kilometers away from the border.