"According to incoming information, there is a dramatic heightening of tensions in the Israel-Syria-Lebanon 'triangle'… We call on all parties involved to exercise maximum restraint, stop the spiral of violence and take immediate steps to deescalate the situation," the statement reads.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on its Twitter account that two of its soldiers died in Wednesday's attack. The news follows confirmation of a Spanish peacekeeping soldier's death in a skirmish between Israel and Hezbollah.
Confirmed: Two IDF soldiers were killed and an additional seven were wounded in the Hezbollah attack near Mt. Dov earlier today.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 28 января 2015
Israel's northern borders were subject to heightened tensions on January 18, when an Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a group of militants near the Syrian town of Quneitra, killing six Hezbollah militants. The group pledged to carry out a "fierce" and "destructive" response.
Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shiite political party and militant group established in the 1980s to oppose Israel's occupation of Lebanon. It is considered a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States and a number of Western countries.
