The number of people killed by Israeli fire in south Lebanon since the start of the military offensive in Gaza has risen to 200, according to an AFP tally.

Hezbollah has announced that two of its fighters were killed “on the road to Jerusalem” — the phrase the group has been using to refer to fighters killed by Israeli fire since hostilities began.

That took the overall number of deaths in south Lebanon to 200, according to AFP’s tally.

The majority were fighters, with 146 of them belonging to Hezbollah, according to an AFP count of death notices issued by the group.

AFP based its overall tally on death notices issued by groups involved in fighting, including Hezbollah and various Palestinian factions, as well as official sources.