Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon
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The U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran widened on Monday, with no end in sight as Israel attacked Lebanon in response to
Residents fled in panic as Israeli jets struck Hezbollah strongholds in response to a midnight barrage, an expansion of the war between Israel, the U.S. and Iran.
Lebanon has been plunged back into war with Israel after Hizbollah intervened in the US-Iran conflict on the side of Tehran. Israeli strikes have pounded the country and sent thousands fleeing from their homes, while Lebanon’s government has struggled to contain the escalation.
The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran continue. Meanwhile Iran is retaliating, firing missiles Israel, but also U.S. allies in the Gulf like Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and even air bases Cyprus,
Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-aligned media building in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning.
The militant group’s attacks, apparently at the behest of Iran, led to retaliation from Israel and were “practically a suicide mission” for Hezbollah, an analyst said.
The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah responded to the killing of Iran's spiritual leader with its first attack on Israel in more than a year.
As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal assault by Hamas on October 7, 2023, it aimed punch after punch at Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its proxies.