A senior Israeli government official said on Monday that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have destroyed around two thirds of Hezbollah's long-range missiles during the fighting in the past three weeks, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported.

The official added that "but one third (left undestroyed) is a lot. That can cause a lot of damage if they are launched," the official said.

The IDF assessed that though Hezbollah has several Zelzal-2 missiles that are believed to be able to reach central Israel, their launching capability was significantly weakened, according to IDF.

On Monday morning, Lebanon's Shiite group fired anti-tank rockets at Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon, wounding three Israeli soldiers, Ha'aretz reported.

The incident took place when a group of Israeli soldiers tried to rescue a tank and a Puma vehicle that had been hit by Hezbollah guerillas during battles in the Lebanese border village of Taibeh.

Israel announced a 48-hour suspension of aerial bombardments on southern Lebanon earlier on Monday, but a senior Israeli official said that the suspension did not mean the end of the offensive against Hezbollah.

Over 600 Lebanese and some 50 Israelis have been killed in the 20 days of violence.