Reza Khazaei served as the right-hand man to IRGC's Lebanon Corps Commander Daoud Ali Zadeh, and was considered a "key actor" in the buildup of Hezbollah's missile capabilities. The IDF confirmed on

Iranian drones struck the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia after previously hitting the mission in Kuwait. Washington responded ​by shutting both embassies and ordering non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave countries across the Middle East.

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.

A commerical plane was filmed taking off from Beirut International Airport as Israel said it completed a “wave of strikes on Hezbollah command centers in Beirut” on March 3.The Israel Defense Forces

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

Navy strike on Lebanese capital kills top IRGC man; rockets fired at north, injuring one; Beirut doubles down on banning Hezbollah's military activity

BEIRUT — Israel sent additional troops into southern Lebanon Tuesday and ordered residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said it is ready for an open war, escalating the already volatile situation in the region.

The American University of Beirut has long been a haven for cats abandoned in times if war or crisis, but in recent years the feline population has grown dramatically.

The Israeli Air Force completed a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah military assets in Beirut a short while ago, the IDF announces. According to the IDF, the strikes hit weapon depots, command centers, and “satellite communications” equipment belonging to Hezbollah’s intelligence division.