Hezbollah

The move suggests Israel may seek to strike Hezbollah for the first time from further east along Lebanon's border, at the same time creating a secure area from which it can freely reconnoitre the armed group and prevent infiltration, the sources said

In the recording Nasrallah is heard addressing the Iran-backed group's fighters during a military manoeuvre.

The Middle East remains on high alert for further escalation, awaiting Israel’s response to an Iranian missile barrage on Oct. 1, which was in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Syed Hassan Nasrallah in the Iranian capital Tehran.

On Thursday, Israel's security cabinet held a crucial meeting where it reportedly discussed a response to Iran but did not arrive at a major decision

Tensions between the two sides had been mounting for days. Earlier this month, Israel asked UNIFIL to move its personnel further north, which the peacekeeping force refused to do.

The Iran-backed group still has a considerable stockpile of weapons, including its most powerful precision missiles which it has yet to use

Hezbollah was formed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the early 1980s to battle Israel. It is also a major social, religious and political movement for Lebanese Shi’ite Muslims.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 18, including 5 children, amid escalating conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah; refugee camps targeted, humanitarian crisis deepens.

Israel announced it killed senior Hezbollah commander Suhail Husseini in Beirut, a day after marking the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks

Israel's military strikes against Iran's allies intensify Middle East tensions, sparking debates on US involvement and regional stability.

The IAF (air force) conducted an extensive aerial operation and struck over 120 terror targets in southern Lebanon within an hour, the military said in a statement.

A Hezbollah official told Reuters on Sunday that Israel was obstructing search and rescue efforts in an area where Safieddine is thought to have been when Israel bombed Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday.

Israel-Iran War News Updates: "The whole world is amazed by the blows you are delivering to our enemies, and I salute you... Together we will fight, and together we will win," Netanyahu told them, according to a statement issued by his office.

The Iran-backed Lebanese group also reported targeting Israeli troops in the south Lebanon area of Yarun with a "rocket salvo," as well as striking soldiers at two other points across the border.

Tehran backs efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon on the condition it would be backed by Hezbollah and simultaneous with a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

In May 2017, the United States designated Hashem Safieddine as a terrorist for his prominent role in Hezbollah, describing him as a serious threat to national security.

Around 250 Americans and their relatives were evacuated from Lebanon this week via U.S.-arranged flights, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies.

Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s executive council and a key figure overseeing the group’s military operations, has long been regarded as a likely heir to Nasrallah.

Hezbollah has been launching rockets at Israel since shortly after the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Iran's Palestinian ally Hamas,

Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital.