Saturday saw limited fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border, as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called to increase global demonstrations against Israel over the war in Gaza in order to put pressure on the Jewish state and its allies.

The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling against several Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, while mortars and a rocket were fired by Lebanese terror groups at Israel.

In one notable incident, Lebanese media outlets reported that an IDF drone struck a truck near the coastal village of al-Zahrani, some 40 kilometers from the Israeli border, just south of Sidon.

The IDF did not confirm the claim, saying it carried out a strike on a site from which surface-to-air missiles were fired at military drones over the Israel-Lebanon border, without specifying the exact location.

Army radio reported that the two reports were the same incident. It would mark the deepest Israeli strike in Lebanon since hostilities ramped up after Hamas’s October 7 onslaught.

Deadly skirmishes have continued along the Israel-Lebanon border, with the Iran-backed terror group and allied Palestinian factions launching repeated attacks and Israeli forces striking in response.

In his speech, Nasrallah said: “We see thousands of people in Washington, New York, London and Paris protesting against Israel.” He added that Western leaders who had initially condemned Hamas over the October 7 massacres were now urging a ceasefire. “The only voice that stands out is the US and its ‘follower’ the UK.”

Nasrallah called for international pressure to be directed at the US.

He also urged to drag out the war between Israel and Hamas for as long as possible as “time is necessary for the movements of the resistance.”

He said the Israeli economy had suffered “tens of billions of dollars of losses… in spite of the $14 billion of military aid provided by the US.”

“Last week saw an improvement in operations, both quantitively and qualitatively. For instance, we deployed the Burkan missile carrying a payload between 300 kilograms and 500 kilograms. Imagine half a ton of explosives falling on the enemy’s head,” Nasrallah said.

“We also improved in terms of depth of reach, deploying drones and Katyusha rockets.”

According to Nasrallah, “there are other operations that we have not revealed, such as surveillance drones into occupied Palestine, especially over Haifa.”

“Some of these drones return with images, others do not, but they exhaust the Iron Dome and Patriot missiles of the enemy,” he said.

Commenting on the emergency summit of Muslim and Arab leaders in Riyadh, Nasrallah said the peoples of the region expected the Arab and Muslim world to at least adopt a unified position and demand from the Americans to put an end to the Israeli offensive, open a corridor to deliver aid and provide medical treatment, “even while Gaza continues to fight.”

Noting regional backing for Hamas, Nasrallah said that “hope lies in the support by various fronts, especially the West Bank.”

Nasrallah mentioned recent militant assaults against US forces in Iraq and Syria, saying “the ongoing operations contribute to the liberation of the two countries from the US occupation, but the immediate goal is to achieve a halt to the attack on Gaza.”

He also hailed Iranian support for his organization. “The Islamic Republic has supported us financially, materially, diplomatically and militarily,” he noted.

Friday saw four Israeli soldiers seriously wounded in missile and drone attacks carried out by the Hezbollah terror group against army positions in northern Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces said three soldiers were seriously wounded after an anti-tank guided missile launched from Lebanon hit an army post near the northern community of Menara on Friday morning. Later in the day, another soldier was seriously wounded and a second was moderately hurt when an explosives-laden drone struck a group of soldiers on the northern border.

The IDF said that three drones were launched from Lebanon, with one being intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system. Another hit the soldiers, while the third apparently hit an open field.

Also Friday, a number of mortars were fired from southern Lebanon at the northern village of Arab al-Aramshe, causing no injuries or damage.

The IDF said Friday evening that it carried out strikes against Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon in response to the attacks.

Since Hamas’s onslaught on October 7 and the subsequent war inside Gaza, where Israel seeks to topple the ruling terror group, the Iran-backed Hezbollah has conducted and overseen daily assaults on Israel’s northern border from Lebanon, but has stopped short of launching a full-scale campaign.

Israel, too, has attempted to walk a fine line, responding with significant firepower to attacks and attempted attacks, while trying to avoid actions that would escalate the conflict as it seeks to keep its focus on Gaza.

The persistent skirmishes along the border have resulted in two civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the deaths of six IDF soldiers.

On the Lebanese side, more than 80 have been killed. The toll includes at least 68 Hezbollah members, eight Palestinian terrorists, a number of civilians and one Reuters journalist.