Before Israel’s recent escalation, Hezbollah and Israel had been locked in a tit-for-tat exchange of fire for almost a year. The group began firing rockets at Israeli positions on Oct. 8, 2023 in solidarity with Gaza.

Lokman Slim – intellectual, writer and Hezbollah critic – eased his frame into the front of the black Toyota hire car and pointed it in the direction of home.

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Live updates on the Middle East conflict as Israel launches fresh strikes on Beirut, with the IDF and Hezbollah engaging in ongoing border clashes.

Hezbollah also says it has fired rockets at Haifa in Israel, while Israeli air strikes reportedly kill a Hamas leader in northern Lebanon.

Israel’s intensifying attacks on Lebanon in its expanding war against Hezbollah and the armed group’s allies continued overnight into early Saturday. Strikes near Beirut were ongoing on Saturday morning,