Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday, hours after the militant group’s leader condemned deadly twin attacks that he said crossed “all the red lines.

Anticipating retaliation, the Israeli military restricted gatherings and raised the alert level for residents of northern communities. The alert went as far south as the coastal c

Israel’s military says two Hezbollah leaders were among those killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb as Lebanon raised the death toll from the attack to 37, including seven women and three

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

Aqil was a Hezbollah leader who sat on the group’s military council. He was wanted by the U.S. government for organizing a spate of bombings in the 1980s.