Two Israeli soldiers have been wounded in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack on a military position near the community of Menara. Lebanon’s Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for 10 attacks on northern Israel on January 3. British maritime security agency UKMTO has reported explosions near a cargo ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The US Central Command said Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles towards merchant ships travelling in the Red Sea. Israel did not give Washington advance notice of the strike in Beirut that killed al-Arouri, Walla news reported, citing US officials. French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to avoid escalation, “particularly in Lebanon,” following an alleged Israeli strike on Beirut.