Israel, Hezbollah trade blows as Blinken calls for de-escalation
Israel carried out a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, destroying a residential complex, according to Lebanese state media, as the Iran-backed militant group said it launched rockets at a military manufacturing site in the Tel Aviv suburbs. Hezbollah earlier confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, heir apparent to slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli strike. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
This article has been sourced from various publicly available news platforms around the world. All intellectual property rights remain with the original publishers and authors. Unshared News does not claim ownership of the content and provides it solely for informational and educational purposes voluntarily. If you are the rightful owner and believe this content has been used improperly, please contact us for prompt removal or correction.