Israeli claims that its soldiers began ground operations inside southern Lebanon "are false," Hezbollah said in a Tuesday statement. "No direct ground clashes have yet taken place between the resistance fighters and the occupation forces," the group said, referring to Israeli troops.

Sirens sounded in Metula as well as Safed, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Hezbollah said it fired a rocket salvo and artillery to target Israeli soldiers in Metula. The border between Lebanon and Israel was never officially demarcated.