"hezbollah"

Naim Kassem said in a televised statement Monday that if Israel decides to launch a ground offensive, Hezbollah fighters are ready to fight and defend Lebanon

The exhumation of the Hezbollah leader's intact body has led to growing speculation that Nasrallah died from suffocation in severe agony, Channel 12 News reported Sunday evening. According to Saudi Al Hadath news channel, the lack of ventilation in the area allowed gases from Air Force bombings to enter the room, ultimately causing his death by suffocation.

The strike on Qaouk follows the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a deadly airstrike on the group's headquarters in southern Beirut late Friday.

"We strongly condemn Israel's latest political assassination," the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Saturday. "This violent act carries serious risks for Lebanon and the entire Middle East, and will almost certainly provoke a new wave of violence."

It was not immediately clear if Nasrallah was at the site, and Hezbollah did not comment on the report

Those who remain for any reason are advised to exercise extreme caution, restrict their movements, and remain in contact with the Embassy, it said

The recent fighting is "intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation, says the joint statement

15 of the victims were Lebanese civilians, while the other 10 were Syrians

Military warns residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of its widening air campaign against Hezbollah

We have many more capabilities yet to deploy, and we are in a very high state of readiness, both offensively and defensively, says IDF chief

Israel's military said the rockets came in three waves Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border with Lebanon.

Move comes after several walkie-talkies and pagers exploded in the country

The officials say US did not get advance warning of the second wave of attacks, with walkie-talkie radios targeted Wednesday

Urges all concerned actors to exercise maximum restraint, recommit to full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), return to cessation of hostilities to restore stability

Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices

Taiwanese firm says pagers were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary's capital

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the blasts, which occurred just hours after Israel announced it was expanding its war objectives, initially sparked by Hamas attacks on October 7, to include fighting Hezbollah along the Lebanon border.

Decision comes in response to significant escalation of hostilities, with Hezbollah claiming responsibility for firing over 320 rockets at northern Israel

Soon afterwards, Hezbollah announced it had launched an attack on Israel with a "large number of drones" as an initial response to the killing of Fouad Shukur

US moves guided missile submarine USS Georgia and aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln to Middle East