"hezbollah"

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

Says the targeted base includes a gathering of forces and emergency warehouses for the Northern Corps located southwest of Safed

Israel holds high-level meet of security officials, mulls preemptive strike on Iran if it gets a full-proof intelligence report on possibility of attack

Israeli Prime Minister says country ready for any scenario even as Jordan makes diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions

Tensions mount even as US rushes warships and fighter jets; Western governments urge their citizens to leave Lebanon

According to reports, the original plan was to kill Haniyeh during his visit for funeral of the then-Iranian President Ebrahim Rasi in May this year

Orders additional ballistic missile defence-capable cruisers, destroyers to European and Middle East regions amid escalating violence

According to sources in Israel's defense ministry, Iran is expected to intensify attacks on Israel through its proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis at sea.

"The international community must urgently work together to prevent any actions that could push the Middle East over the edge, with devastating consequences for civilians," said UN chief's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric

Hezbollah's top military commander, Fouad Shokor, was killed in a Beirut airstrike, which Israel claims was retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack that killed 12 youngsters on Saturday.

Israel blames Hezbollah, but latter denies any role

Nasrallah reiterates that Hezbollah will support whatever decision is made by Hamas in its negotiations with Israel

Thousands of such fighters are already deployed in Syria and could easily slip through the porous and unmarked border

"Expect surprises from our resistance," said the Hezbollah leader in a televised speech on Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aggressive posturing is worrisome not just for the region but also for the world at large

Xinhua news agency reported that the rockets set off sirens in numerous communities across northern Israel's Upper Galilee.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired dozens of rockets at a Galilee military site, sparking reprisal airstrikes across southern Lebanon.