The two countries have fought a shadow war for years, but rarely have they come into direct conflict.
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Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
The military said in a brief announcement that it has begun a ‘limited, localized’ operation against Hezbollah targets near the Israel-Lebanon border.
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Hezbollah’s acting leader vows to fight on after Nasrallah’s death
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Lebanon in the past two weeks, nearly a quarter of them women and children.
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Biden says he’ll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided
With tens of thousands of civilians displaced on both sides, the Biden administration has tried to bring about a negotiated resolution that would allow them to return home and prevent a wider regional conflict.
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Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by Israeli airstrike
Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than 3 decades, is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel in weeks of intensified fighting with Hezbollah.
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Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group’s leader
Israel says its accelerated strikes this week have already inflicted heavy damage on Hezbollah’s weapons capabilities and its fighters.
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U.S., France and others call for immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel, Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday. Hisforeign minister says there will be no cease-fire in the north, vowing to continue the fighting there ‘with full force until victory.’
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What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
The United Nations said more than 90,000 Lebanese people have been displaced in recent days.
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Israeli army chief says military is preparing for possible ground invasion of Lebanon
The military has said it had no immediate plans for such an invasion, but Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi told Israeli troops Wednesday that the latest airstrikes were designed to ‘prepare the ground for your possible entry.’
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Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Health Ministry says more than 560 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since Monday.