Israel and Hezbollah were fighting at close range in southern Lebanon on Wednesday across steep, unforgiving terrain.

The Biden administration believes it is appropriate for Israel to continue with its ground and air attacks on Hezbollah for now, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday, even as he acknowledged the risk of the operation in Lebanon expanding beyond Israel's current aims.

An Israeli airstrike less than a mile from Lebanon’s seat of government in Beirut kills at least nine people and wounds 14 others.

As the international community scrambles to respond to Iran’s attack, analysts warn a wider war is here – but there is still time to reverse course.

Israel expanded evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 20 more towns and villages in southern Lebanon, signaling a potential

Israel said eight of its soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the first casualties it’s suffered in an expanding ground incursion, amid fears of a spiraling conflict with Iran.

The military identified the soldier as Capt. Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, from central Israel, but did not specify where he was killed.

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