Iran, Israel and Hezbollah
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Hezbollah fired several missiles from Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, two days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the IDF said. Why it matters: This would expand the current conflict to another country in the region and threatens to seriously destabilize Lebanon.
The war between the United States and Iran has entered a volatile new phase, with President Donald Trump signalling a shift in his projected timeline .
Hezbollah's entry into the conflict is likely to open another front for Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Hezbollah vows to confront the United States and Israel over their strikes on the terror group’s backer, Iran. “We will undertake our duty of confronting the aggression,” Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem says in a statement, adding that his movement would not leave “the field of honor and resistance.”
Sirens sound without prior warning, in Haifa and northern Israel. Three missiles fired from Lebanon, one intercepted and two land in open areas.
The US and Israel have continued to strike Iran for a second day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The US has revealed three service members have been killed as part of Operation Epic Fury, which President Donald Trump says is ahead of schedule and "moving along rapidly".
Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Iran's armed proxies like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel has warned Lebanon that it would strike the country hard, targeting civilian infrastructure including the airport, in
Ali Khamenei, Who Based Iron Rule On Hostility To U.S. And Israel, Killed By U.S.-Israeli Airstrikes
He was killed on Saturday in air strikes by Israel and the U.S. that pulverised his central Tehran compound. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Reuters) - The 36-year rule of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built Iran into a powerful anti-U.