Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF to "hit the gas," directing an accelerated campaign of strikes against Hezbollah after recent drone attacks in northern Israel and remarks from the IDF chief advocating strikes on Beirut. Officials claimed the military had already killed more than 600 Hezbollah fighters as operations expanded across southern Lebanon and into Beirut suburbs. The intensification raises the risk of further civilian casualties, displacement and the erosion of fragile ceasefire understandings.
Click a connection line between nodes to view confidence and evidence.