Israel’s air force pounded Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh , destroying dozens of buildings in several neighborhoods. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that 30 people were killed and 103 others wounded in the last 24 hours as 120 airstrikes hit various areas across the country, with most concentrated in the Nabatiyeh region and southern Lebanon. Despite growing pressure from the United States and others in the international community for a cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon, intensified Israeli strikes against the Hezbollah militant group are expanding beyond Lebanon’s periphery .
Israel is also fighting a seemingly endless war against Hamas in northern Gaza. Lebanon’s Heath Ministry said more than 2,890 people have been killed and 13,100 wounded since Oct. 8, 2023, when Israel and Hezbollah began trading fire across the border almost daily.
Israel launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon on Oct. 1. Over a year of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has killed more than 43,000, Palestinian health officials say, without distinguishing between civilians and combatants.
The war began after Palestinian militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting 250 others . Here’s the latest: WASHINGTON — Iranian-backed militias are launching one-way attack drones against Israel from inside Iraq, which U.
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