Kassem also slammed Lebanon’s government for criminalizing Hezbollah’s military activities and the ongoing diplomatic approach with Israel, saying “it did not take us any step forward,” as well as the government’s decision to expel Iran’s ambassador from the country and criminalize the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s presence.

Israel’s military said it killed more than 250 Hezbollah militants and commanders last Wednesday in its largest single wave of attacks in Lebanon since the start of operations, hitting targets throughout Beirut,

Israel’s campaign targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon has been a source of tension in the U.S.-Iran cease-fire. Israeli and Lebanese officials plan to meet for rare talks in Washington this week.

An Israeli strike near the entrance to Red Cross offices in the coastal city of Tyre in southern Lebanon killed a wounded person who was being transported to the centre, damaging several Red Cross vehicles and shattering the centre's windows on Monday.

As concerns mount that Israel’s parallel war with Lebanon could jeopardize progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, here’s what to know about the conflict, its key players, and the steeped history behind the clashes.

Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Iran-backed group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on 2 March, days after the opening salvo of US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

The United Nations on Wednesday condemned a massive wave of Israeli strikes across Lebanon, saying reports that hundreds of people, including civilians had been killed and injured

The US–Iran peace talks in Islamabad have collapsed, with both sides trading sharp accusations over the failure. The United States claims Iran refused to accept key conditions, especially related to nuclear restrictions and the strategic control of the Strait of Hormuz.