The Israeli military reported that "multiple projectiles and suspicious aerial objects" had crossed into its territory from Lebanon, with many intercepted. No casualties were reported immediately.
Nasser is the highest-ranking official from the Iran-backed group to be killed since Taleb Sami Abdullah, who died in an airstrike on June 11. In a speech commemorating Abdullah, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah emphasised his pivotal role on the front lines.
Prospects of another simmering regional conflict grew as Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets toward Israel in retaliation for the death of a senior commander killed in an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group already has 100,000 fighters to fight a war.
The US Embassy said the morning attack by the embassy's entrance did not cause any casualties among their staff, and that Lebanese troops and embassy security mobilised quickly.
In 1985, Anderson became one of several Westerners abducted by members of the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah during a time of war that had plunged Lebanon into chaos.
Earlier, in January also, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group launched at least 62 rockets towards northern Israel in what it called an "initial response" to the targeted killing of senior Hamas leader.
Iran, which had once supported Israel after it secured independence in 1948, is now on the brink of war. However, the relations between the two nations were not the same. Here is a look at the key events leading up to Iran's assault:
The Indian government has also issued multiple contact details of the embassy and other officials which could assist the Indians in case of any emergency in the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Hezbollah is believed to have carried out the attack that killed the Indian national Patnibin Maxwell from Kerala in northern Israel. Hezbollah has been launching rockets, missiles, and drones at northern Israel daily since October 8 in support of Hamas amid the war in Gaza.
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.
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.
Israel-Hamas war: The IDF identified multiple launches in the Mount Dov area, some of which impacted Lebanese territory. In response, Israeli artillery retaliated by targeting the sources of the missile fire.
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.
The rising cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli troops are threatening to expand the ongoing Israel-Hamas war into the Middle East. At least 80 people on the Lebanese side, including civilians, have been killed by Israeli forces.
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.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited Israel for the fourth time since war with Hamas began, once again reiterated support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but also urged him to take steps to protect Palestinian civilians.
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."
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.
According to a top Hamas official, the attack was planned by around a half dozen top Hamas commanders in Gaza and added Iran was not aware of the wide-range incursion planning. However, the official said Tehran “will join the battle if Gaza is subjected to a war of annihilation".
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