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By Laila Bassam, Yomna Ehab and Nayera Abdallah BEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Monday it has begun striking Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah across Lebanon. Explosions were heard in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.
Hezbollah fired a large wave of rockets into northern Israel, marking its first major attack since the November 2024 ceasefire. The rockets hit several areas near the border, and air raid sirens sounded across the region.
President Donald Trump said "there will likely be more" U.S. service members killed in Iran before the conflict that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ends.
Israel carried out a wave of air strikes on Beirut after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired missiles and drones across the border early on M
Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group claims responsibility for firing rockets at northern Israel tonight for the first time since the November 2024 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. The rocket attack is “revenge for the blood of the Supreme Leader of the Muslims,
Israel’s military said Monday it had begun carrying out a series of strikes targeting Hezbollah positions "across Lebanon," following overnight rocket and drone attacks claimed by the Iran-backed militant group.
Hezbollah fired several missiles from Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, two days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the Tehran-backed militant group and the IDF said. Why it matters: This would expand the current conflict to another country in the region and threatens to seriously destabilize Lebanon.
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