The Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza reported that at least 19 people were confirmed dead in an Israeli airstrike on a humanitarian zone, rev

Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the death of Ibrahim Aqeel. The United States had accused him of being involved in bombings that killed more than 200 U.S. Marines and many others in Beirut in 1983.

A strategy shift includes escalating attacks aimed at forcing the militant group from the Lebanon-Israel border.

"If Hezbollah does not retreat from our border and back to the north of the Litani River through diplomatic efforts, Israel will be left with no choice but to use any means within

The militant group targeted areas in Israel farther south than most of its previous attacks, reinforcing fears of broader regional conflict.

Israel is attempting a risky strategy, increasing the intensity of its attacks in an attempt to force Hezbollah to back down, while raising the chances of an aggressive response that devolves into a land war.