As the expanding Mideast war nears a one-year milestone, Israel launched targeted strikes in Lebanon overnight, where the conflict pushed further north.
Videos posted online suggest that two air bases were targeted by multiple incoming missiles. The strike appears to have been more sophisticated than one earlier this year.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said his country was facing “one of the most dangerous phases of its history” amid Israel’s ground incursion into southern Lebanon, which began late Monday.
The Israeli military pressed its ground incursion into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, calling the operations “limited incursions” that are targeting Hezbollah militants.
Israeli commandos are currently conducting a raid inside southern Lebanon, and there are indications that Israel may send more forces into the area, a senior U.S. official told NPR.
The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people.
NPR steps back and takes a closer look at the days leading up to the killing of Hezbollah's leader. Experts say this development has transformed an already complex and deadly conflict.
Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by Israeli airstrike on Friday. The Biden administration said it gives the victims of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group "a measure of justice."
At least 11 people were killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The Israeli military, meanwhile, says it’s preparing for a ground invasion into southern Lebanon.
President Biden called the killing of Hassan Nasrallah "a measure of justice for his many victims," while Iran's supreme leader condemned what he called an Israeli massacre in Lebanon.
Under his leadership, Hezbollah, funded by Iran, became one of the most powerful militias in the Middle East, boasting a military force stronger even than the Lebanese army.
