The goal of Hezbollah was to keep quiet and make it seem that the ceasefire deal was achieving something.

French President Emmanuel Macron promised his Lebanese presidential counterpart Joseph Aoun that ‘France will remain by your side” as he pledged financial aid to help rebuild Lebanon while also urging the ‘acceleration’ of an Israel-Hezbollah truce during a press conference in Beirut on Friday.

e in Israel are pressing for an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities now Tehran is at a disadvantage

At least 4 people dead in drone strike targeting Lebanese capital for 2nd straight day<

The strikes targeted weapons used to attack shipping, the official said.

A Lebanese citizen has reportedly been captured in an ‘‘unprecedented’‘ naval forces operation by the Jewish state  

Hashem Safieddine died in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago, the IDF has said

The air strike that killed the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah shook the earth for hundreds of metres in every direction.

Hezbollah acting leader says its military capabilities still ‘fine’ as Israel sends more troops and keeps up airstrikes

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An Israeli official has anonymously confirmed the military is “preparing a response” to the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel earlier this week.

Israel’s assassination of longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, its elimination of most of the group's top commanders and the destruction of its communications system – spectacularly illustrated by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies – has crippled the Shiite group, leaving it with little choice but to return to the guerrilla tactics it deployed when it began in the 1980s.

Iran has launched a barrage of 200 missiles at Israel, with sirens blaring across the country as citizens hid in bomb shelters. It came shortly after terrorists opened fire in a deadly mass shooting outside an Israeli train station.

Washington gave Israel the green light to mount an offensive, in contrast to its public calls for a ceasefire, sources have claimed

• • Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a series of devastating attacks on Hezbollah.
  • He has rejected or ignored a series of attempts by the US to head off a wider conflict.
  • Biden has been criticized for trying to stop a wider war while still sending arms to Israel.

Hezbollah chief expanded the militia’s influence while drawing ever closer to Iran, making it its most valuable client and ally

German, French officials, in contrast, assert Israel's right to defend itself.

The Hezbollah deputy says the group is not going anywhere and is ready for an Israeli ground offensive into Lebanon