Escalating Tensions Between Israel and Hezbollah: Intense airstrikes in Lebanon, killing over 180

Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing more than 180 people, as the Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons. Thousands of people fled southern Lebanon, jamming the main highway to Beirut. More than 400 other people were injured in the strikes, the Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said it hit 300 targets Monday linked to Hezbollah weapons sites. It said it was expanding the operation to include areas of the Bekaa Valley, along Lebanon’s eastern border.

Residents of different villages in southern Lebanon posted photos on social media that they said showed their towns that were being struck.

The wave of airstrikes came after a day after Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets into northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa.

Hezbollah’s rockets were in response to an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday that killed a top Hezbollah military commander and more than a dozen members, along with civilians including women and children.

Last week, thousands of communications devices, used mainly by Hezbollah members, exploded in different parts of Lebanon, killing 39 people and wounding nearly 3,000. Lebanon blamed the attacks on Israel, but Israel did not confirm or deny its responsibility.

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[Bem-rp]

Sounds like Lebanon is going back to the stone age soon.

[rasmussenricharddee]

Senseless waste of humanity, no one ever wins in war, yet mankind never learns .

[juicyfruit]

WTF are Americans (outside of being married to a Lebanese), still doing in Lebanon?

[ChrisMccann-pebc]

Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism

[Gamla]

Israel needs to keep up the fight until the ppl of Lebanon grow a pair and get rid of Hezbollah

[hamidhamidi]

Why did Hezbollah start this war ? Why, why? Why ?

[JohnMoog-ugbk]

“The Jew cries out in pain as he strikes you” - old Polish proverb

[EmAugustin]

Psalm 37:11 "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace".

[eugenstoica]

Hezbollah completely destroyed Lebanon, from a beautiful country it became a poor third country

[SmithygCafe]

The moment ANY religion is used to justify acts of evil, its followers become lost without even realizing it. Evil does not justify evil. Ever. From either side. Peace through understanding, compassion, and acceptance is the only answer. Period.

[lindarafols]

ISRAEL HAS GOT TO DEFEND ITSELF, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY THINKS!!

[zod]

Israel got to defend itself against the terrorists

[duskopopov]

This is mankind at it's absolute WORST!

[cynthiagonzalez]

Trump's Abraham Accords almost brought peace to that region, if he was not cheated out of a second term.

[DelanoBettencourt]

Beginning of the end of this endless war

[michaelciccone]

USA GOVERNMENT continues to sends bombs and drones.

[albertakossakowski]

PRAYING FOR Israel. ISRAEL IS FOREVER.God is with you

[DeathAngel-tgyk]

👼 IN ADDITION, BOTH GOD AND JESUS CHRIST ARE MY ADVISORS!

[MrRob_Otto]

That is no "tension" that's absolute war

[renjitrajk]

We Indians love and support all peace loving citizens of Israel.