Hezbollah has been exchanging near-daily fire with Israel across Lebanon's southern border after a war broke out between its Palestinian ally and Israel on October 7. The US says that Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during Ramadan if a hostage deal is reached.
Hezbollah warned Israel would "pay the price" for killing ten civilians,0 including five children, in Lebanon. The latest escalation has fuelled concerns of a wider confrontation between the Hezbollah and Israel amid the war in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have been killed.
There were conflicting reports on the number of those killed, with US officials saying the initial assessment was one, and saying there were no civilians hurt or killed.
White House national security adviser Sullivan declined to be drawn on whether the United States might attack sites inside Iran, something the US military has been very careful to avoid.
However, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, when asked about the matter at a news briefing following the media report, stopped short of confirming the drone's origin. "We're still doing the forensics," he said.
Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups withdrew from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in recent days, saying it was too dangerous.
Hezbollah had threatened to retaliate against Israel following an alleged Israeli strike in Beirut that killed Hamas' deputy political leader Saleh al-Arouri earlier this week. Israel has claimed to have struck a "terrorist cell" in retaliation as the war threatens to expand across the Middle East.
The United States has sought to prevent any widening of the conflict, including by deploying two aircraft carriers and other military assets to the region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected in the region this week.
The 57-year-old Saleh al-Arouri became the first senior Hamas political leader to be assassinated since Israel attacked Gaza in a devastating campaign. If Israel is found behind the attack it could mark a major escalation in the Middle East conflict, taking it beyond the Gaza Strip.
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In a separate incident, an Israeli drone fired two missiles at an aluminum plant outside the southern Lebanese market town of Nabatiyeh. Hezbollah has conducted daily assaults on Israeli troops since the October 7 attack by Hamas.
Hezbollah is one of Israel's most powerful foes in the Middle East with a sizeable military arsenal. The conflict between the two stretch back to 1982 when Israel occupied southern Lebanon, and the Israeli troops withdrew in 2000.
During his televised address which is currently being aired by all national broadcasts, Nasrallah staunchly warned Israel of the repercussions of the continuous bombing of Gaza and said, "The Israeli government has set high goals, but they can not achieve them."
The Israeli army spokesperson said the simultaneous attack was not by a handful of terrorists, it was military attack by land, sea and air by well-trained terrorists. The Israeli army, he said, is now responding to murderous attacks with same intensity and it will not stop until Hamas is decimated.
Israel forces are preparing for the ground invasion of Gaza strip after orders from foreign minister Yoav Gallant, however, he hasn't given a definite timeline to launch the offensive.
Netanyahu remarked that Israel's war for independence had not ended, referring to the recent strikes by Hamas that killed hundreds of Israelis. Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Israel will continue the war against Hamas regardless of international criticism.
Israel considers the Iran-backed Hezbollah group as one of its most serious threats as it has around 150,000 missiles and rockets. The terrorist group had praised Hamas for the unprecedented and brutal attack on Israel and launched rockets at Israeli positions along the border.
US NSA Jake Sullivan commented on the question that Iran is complicit in the Hamas attack on Israel and said the White House doesn't have specific information regarding the involvement of Iran in the Hamas attack and the House will address the collected information and convey it in the later days.
US President Joe Biden said that in the wake of the deadly Hamas attack on Israel, shared that his team is in contact with Israeli partners and partners all across the region and the world. He also sends out a strong message to the world, saying that ‘hearts may be broken but the resolve is clear’.
According to Lebanese media, Hezbollah fighters set up a tent in a disputed area along the country’s tense southern border hours after an Israeli drone destroyed another one in the same place. Lebanon claims the Golan Heights in Syria that is occupied by Israel.
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