Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has surged, with Hezbollah firing missiles toward Tel Aviv and Israel responding with sweeping strikes across Lebanon. The escalation has already caused heavy civilian harm—hundreds dead in Lebanon and dozens in Israel—while analysts warn the conflict could expand beyond the border, pulling in regional interests and raising the risk of a broader war.
The US has arranged flights to evacuate Americans from Lebanon amid escalating fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. About 350 Americans and their immediate relatives have already been brought out this week, while thousands remain. More than 6,000 people have contacted the US Embassy in Beirut for departure information as airstrikes continue and commercial flight options dwindle.
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Israel says its forces struck a Hezbollah missile launcher in Lebanon shortly after a ceasefire with the country. Hezbollah claimed the subsequent rocket fire into Israel was retaliation for an earlier Israeli strike in Yater. Israel also reported an airstrike in Nabatieh that killed three people and said it killed militants after they targeted an Israeli warplane.
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