Air-raid sirens sounded in towns on the northern border throughout the day on Sunday.

Sgt. (res.) Refael Kauders, 39, was killed and at least nine other soldiers wounded in the attack.

“We are committed to returning the residents home. This is one of the objectives of the war and we are not conceding it.”

The overall budget for the hard-hit region now totals 6.5 billion shekels, or roughly 1.8 billion in US dollars.

Elad Fingerhut, a father of three, died trying to help wounded soldiers.

The casualties were identified as Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, and Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31.

Two Israelis were lightly wounded in the Upper Galilee when a Hezbollah anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon scored a direct hit on their vehicle.

The fatality was named as Sharif Suad from the Bedouin town of Sallama, located in the Galilee.

Anti-tank missiles scored hits on two homes in the Upper Galilee.