An Israeli airstrike on Wednesday destroyed the municipal headquarters in Nabatieh, a key town in southern Lebanon, killing Mayor Ahmed Kahil and at least five others.
Israel carried out an airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs early on Wednesday, hitting what it claimed was a Hezbollah weapons stockpile in the district of Dahiyeh.
Israel has escalated its military operations against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, issuing evacuation orders that now affect over a quarter of the country, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
Israel expanded its military operations in Lebanon on Monday, targeting Hezbollah militants and killing at least 21 people in an airstrike in the northern town of Aitou.
On Monday, an airstrike hit the Christian-majority town of Aitou, killing at least 18 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The attack struck a house that had been rented to displaced families, resulting in multiple casualties and injuries
Ziv Hospital in northern Israel is on high alert, halting non-essential surgeries and moving all patients, including newborns, to underground shelters.
Former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas has suggested that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberately extending the ongoing military operations in Gaza and Lebanon for political reasons.
Two weeks after Israel rejected a US-led ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah, US officials have stated that the US is not actively seeking to revive the agreement. Instead, the US is focusing on managing and limiting Israeli military actions in Lebanon and against Iran, rather than trying to stop hostilities.
As the Israeli military engages in combat with Iran-backed militant groups on several fronts, the Middle East is experiencing its most significant turmoil in 50 years.
After rushing to comfort Israel as it grieved the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, US President Joe Biden pledged last year that America would stand with the country in its dark days, insisting that good ones would come.
The Israeli military has strengthened its presence near the Gaza Strip in preparation for upcoming ceremonial events marking one year since the Hamas-led attacks into southern Israel on October 7.
