"The Zionist enemy must prepare and know Hezbollah plans to respond with heavy fire deep into the country," a journalist close to Hezbollah was quoted as saying.
The IDF spokesperson appeared to directly address Struck's claims, stating in a Sunday evening briefing that "there has been no incident in which a ground force was not backed up."
The explosive devices had been prepared ahead of the soldiers' expected arrival and were safely neutralized.
The suspected teenager was driving a stolen car when he struck Major Yonatan Nahon earlier this month near his residence in the state of Washington.
187th Israeli Air Force pilot graduates in the midst of war on Hamas
In Shejaia, shots were fired at IDF soldiers, who in turn directed an IAF aircraft to strike at the source of the fire.
An Israeli tank struck terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Sunday evening, the IDF said.
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