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Israel and Hezbollah are rapidly escalating a new war that is hitting Beirut and pushing toward a wider ground fight

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Two IDF soldiers, operating to counter rocket and drone attacks, were struck and wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank missile; while responding, troops misidentified UN peacekeepers The post Israel acknowledges tank fire mistakenly hit UNIFIL base in Lebanon, apologizes appeared first on The Times of Israel.

People briefed on the matter say Damascus is hesitant to take military action in eastern Lebanon, concerned about risks of Iranian missile attacks and domestic instability The post US encouraging Syria to assist with disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon — sources appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Karmiel mayor says 3 residents were saved by being in safe room; having warned of major barrage, army launches multiple waves of strikes on launchers and other targets The post Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at north, hitting home but no injuries; IDF pounds Lebanon appeared first on The Times of Israel.

By Feras Dalatey , Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari DAMASCUS, March 17 (Reuters) - The United States has encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle East and inflaming sectarian tensions, five people briefed onthe matter said.

No Israeli injuries; Lebanese state media reports overnight strikes in southern Beirut and raids and shelling on southern towns, as authorities say 1 million displaced The post IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon as Hezbollah keeps up fire at northern Israel appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Israeli issues new evacuation threat south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River The Israeli army has ordered the forced evacuation of residents south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River ahead of what it called as a new military operation against Hezbollah. “Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, or their combat vehicles is endangering their life,” its spokesperson said on X.

Citing 'elevated risk of attack from Iran and its partners and proxies,' Rubio sends out directive instructing diplomats to deliver message 'at the highest appropriate level' The post US diplomats told to push allies to blacklist Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah appeared first on The Times of Israel.

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday urged U.S. diplomats abroad to push allies to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon-based Hezbollah as terrorist groups, citing elevated risk of attack, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.

Israel's President Isaac Herzog told AFP Monday that Europe should back his country's fight against Hezbollah, as Israeli forces carried out ground operations in Lebanon. In an exclusive interview at his Jerusalem residence, the Israeli head of state also said the US-Israeli war with Iran marked a "historical juncture". "Europe should support any effort, any effort, to eradicate Hezbollah now," Herzog said. "They should understand that if you want to get anywhere, sometimes you need to win war."

Firefighters battled a blaze at a residential building in Nahariya, Israel after a Hezbollah rocket hit it.

Israeli forces attacked multiple towns in southern Lebanon after announcing “limited and targeted ground operations."

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Lebanese analyst Hanin Ghaddar and former Israeli general Assaf Orion join host David Makovsky to explore Hezbollah’s deadly entry into the war shaking the Middle East The post Experts unpack the Iran war’s Lebanon front on a new podcast appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Ground troops encounter and kill several operatives, as the Iran-backed terror group continues to fire on Israel; new airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut The post IDF begins ‘targeted ground operation’ to expand south Lebanon buffer against Hezbollah appeared first on The Times of Israel.

While there are plans to help rejuvenate Upper Galilee agriculture decimated during the 2023-2024 war, locals duck incoming rockets and missiles amid another conflict with Iran The post As Hezbollah strongholds crop back up, northern farmers regrow destroyed fields appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israel said Monday it had launched ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon while US President Donald Trump piled pressure on world powers to help reopen the vital shipping lane choked off by Iranian attacks. Global oil prices have surged by 40 to 50 percent after Iran attacked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and launched waves of missile and drone strikes on targets in the Gulf, in retaliation for the war launched against it by the United States and Israel.