Israeli troops demolished the headquarters of Hezbollah in southwestern Lebanon on Monday morning, local newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported on its website.

Israeli combat engineers and infantry troops discovered several rocket launchers in the Hezbollah headquarters before demolishing it by explosives, said the report.

Earlier, the Israeli army said that an Israeli soldier was killed and four others were lightly wounded in clashes in the southern Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil on Monday.

At least five Hezbollah fighters were also killed in the confrontation.

Israeli warplanes pounded across Lebanon on Monday, killing 14 Lebanese civilians.

Senior Israeli army officers said that the army was considering stepping up operations in Lebanon after deadly Hezbollah rocket attacks killed 15 Israelis in northern Israel on Sunday.

Source: Xinhua