Lebanese guerrillas last seized a member of Israel's armed forces, Ron Arad, in 1986.
Officials were unable to say if the victims were Palestinian or Lebanese guerrillas.
Israel said today that it had massed troops and tanks at its northern border after two consecutive nights of rocket attacks by Lebanese guerrillas.
It was the one border where Iran, working through Lebanese guerrillas, could draw Israeli blood.
After Lebanese guerrillas captured four Israelis this fall, and the border zone began to heat up, some wondered if the accomplishment would unravel.
A1 Israeli forces and Lebanese guerrillas traded artillery fire.
The military command said an Israeli force encountered a squad of Lebanese guerrillas and opened fire, killing eight.
He was captured by Lebanese guerrillas, and according to Israel, later wound up in Iranian custody.
Group demanding release of Lebanese guerrillas takes responsibility.
During that same period, Israeli forces killed 80 Lebanese guerrillas in five weeks.