Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-aligned media building in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning.

Heavy displacement is being reported across southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut as residents flee intensifying Israeli airstrikes. Israel has issued evacuation

As Israel intensifies its campaign against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia, Lebanon is now teetering on the brink of being fully sucked into the escalating US and Israeli war on Iran – a fate the fragile Lebanese government has been desperate to avoid.

Airspaces are currently closed in Iran, Israel, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Syria. Some countries are scheduled to reopen airspaces at 4 or 5 p.m. ET Tuesday. Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah inside Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.

The Israeli military said troops advanced to protect border towns from Hezbollah attacks, spurring fears that the government is weighing a wider ground war.

The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon is urging Americans to leave the country, as fighting breaks out between Israel and Hezbollah after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. In a Monday advisory, the

The IDF says it eliminated Abu Hamza Rami, a key commander of the Islamic Jihad in Lebanon, in overnight airstrikes.

Through the lens of colleague Houssam Shbaro, the destruction following the Israeli strikes in the southern suburb of Beirut was documented. The Ministry of Health announced a preliminary toll of 20 martyrs and 91 injured.