An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon killed two people early on Wednesday morning, including one Hezbollah field commander, Lebanese media reported.
Footage of the incident shared online showed a vehicle in flames and emergency services rushing to the scene near the southern city of Tyre. Hamas ally and Iran-aligned Hezbollah have yet to release a statement on the incident following tit-for-tat attacks between the group and Israel, which injured five Israeli soldiers and killed a civilian on Tuesday.
In Gaza, Palestinians faced heavy bombing across the territory, including an attack on Nuseirat refugee camp in which 40 people were killed on Tuesday morning.
Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces were engaged in attacks in Jabalia in north Gaza and Hamas said its militants had struck several Israeli soldiers and shelled tanks.
Israeli tanks forged deeper into eastern Rafah, reaching some residential districts on Tuesday, stepping up an offensive in the southern border city which prompted some 300,000 Palestinians to flee over the past week.
US media on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration was planning a $1 billion arms transfer to Israel, despite pausing a shipment last week over concerns with Israel's Rafah invasion and international law compliance.
Meanwhile, the UN named on Tuesday the international staff member who was killed when a UN marked vehicle came under live fire in south Rafah. More than 250 aid workers have been killed since the start of the war.
Eight months of Israeli bombardment and ground operations in Gaza have killed more than 35,000 people, most of them women and children, according to local health officials .